Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrumjaz

This Proto-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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *trem- (“to tremble (in fear)”). Cognate with Latin tremō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrum.jɑz/

Noun

*þrumjaz m

1. violence
2. disturbance

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *þrumjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þrumjaz	*þrumjōz, *þrumjōs
vocative	*þrumi	*þrumjōz, *þrumjōs
accusative	*þrumją	*þrumjanz
genitive	*þrumjas, *þrumis	*þrumjǫ̂
dative	*þrumjai	*þrumjamaz
instrumental	*þrumjō	*þrumjamiz

Related terms

• *þrimmaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þrumi
  • Old English: þrymm, þrym
    • Middle English: thrum, throm, thrim
  • Old Saxon: *thrumm
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: heruthrumm, heruthrum
• Old Norse: þrymr
  • Icelandic: þrymur