Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rāmag

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *rām (dirt) +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*rāmag

  1. dirty, sooty, dark

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *rāmag
Genitive *rāmagas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rāmag *rāmagu *rāmag
Accusative *rāmaganā *rāmagā *rāmag
Genitive *rāmagas *rāmageʀā *rāmagas
Dative *rāmagumē *rāmageʀē *rāmagumē
Instrumental *rāmagu *rāmageʀu *rāmagu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rāmagē *rāmagō *rāmagu
Accusative *rāmagā *rāmagā *rāmagu
Genitive *rāmageʀō *rāmageʀō *rāmageʀō
Dative *rāmagēm, *rāmagum *rāmagēm, *rāmagum *rāmagēm, *rāmagum
Instrumental *rāmagēm, *rāmagum *rāmagēm, *rāmagum *rāmagēm, *rāmagum

Descendants

  • Old English: rōmeġ, rōmiġ
  • Old Dutch: *rāmag
    • Middle Dutch: ramech, ramich, romich
  • Old High German: rāmag, rāmac
    • Middle High German: rāmec, rāmic
      • German: rahmig (dirty, sooty)