Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hramu

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-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *hramō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *rem(w)- (“to rest, prop up; a support, base”). Cognate with Lithuanian rem̃ti (“to support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.mɔː/

Noun

*hramu f

1. frame
2. prop

Inflection

neuter u-stemDeclension of *hramu (neuter u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hramu	*hramū
vocative	*hramu	*hramū
accusative	*hramu	*hramū
genitive	*hramauz	*hramiwǫ̂
dative	*hramiwi	*hramumaz
instrumental	*hramū	*hramumiz

Related terms

• *ramiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ramu
  • Old Frisian: *rame, *rama
    • Saterland Frisian: Roome
    • West Frisian: ramt
  • Old Saxon: hrama, rama f
    • Middle Low German: rāme, rām, rāmen m
      • German Low German: Raam, Rahm, Räm n, Rahmen, Rame, Ramen m
      • Plautdietsch: Rämen m
      • → Danish: ramme
      • → Estonian: raam
      • → Faroese: ramma
      • → Icelandic: ramma
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: ramme
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: ramme
      • → Old Swedish: rama
        • Swedish: ram
      • → Scanian: ramme
  • Old Dutch: *rama
    • Middle Dutch: rāme, raem, raam
      • Dutch: raam, ramen
  • Old High German: rama, ram m or f
    • > Middle High German: rame, ram (inherited)
      • Alemannic German: Ramme
      • German: Rahmen m, Ramen, Rahme, Rame (obsolete)
        • → Czech: rám
        • → Romanian: ramă
        • → Russian: рама (rama)
      • Luxembourgish: Rumm
      • Vilamovian: raom
      • → Old Polish: rama, ram
        • Polish: rama
          • → Belarusian: ра́ма (ráma)
          • → Kashubian: rama
          • → Russian: ра́ма (ráma)
            • → Azerbaijani: rama
            • → Ingush: рама (rama)
            • → Yakut: араама (araama)
          • → Ukrainian: ра́ма (ráma)
        • Silesian: rama, rōma
• Old Norse: ramr