Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grimm

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.

Adjective[edit]

*grimm[1]

  1. grim, angry

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *grimm
Genitive *grimmas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *grimm *grimmu *grimm
Accusative *grimmanā *grimmā *grimm
Genitive *grimmas *grimmeʀā *grimmas
Dative *grimmumē *grimmeʀē *grimmumē
Instrumental *grimmu *grimmeʀu *grimmu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *grimmē *grimmō *grimmu
Accusative *grimmā *grimmā *grimmu
Genitive *grimmeʀō *grimmeʀō *grimmeʀō
Dative *grimmēm, *grimmum *grimmēm, *grimmum *grimmēm, *grimmum
Instrumental *grimmēm, *grimmum *grimmēm, *grimmum *grimmēm, *grimmum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: grimm, grim
  • Old Frisian: grimm, grim
  • Old Saxon: grim
    • Middle Low German: grim
  • Old Dutch: grim
  • Old High German: grim

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130:PWGmc *grimm