Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fram

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pro- (forth, forward). Related to Proto-Germanic *framaz (forward, prominent) whence Old Norse framr (forward; superior), Old English fram (strenuous, active, bold, strong), German fromm (good, upright, devout, pious), Ancient Greek πρόμος (prómos, foremost one, champion, leader, prince), Umbrian promom (at first, initially), Lithuanian pìrmas (first).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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*fram

  1. (with dative) from
  2. (with dative) by, due to

Adverb

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*fram (comparative *framiz, superlative *framist)

  1. forth, forward
  2. away, further

Derived terms

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Descendants

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