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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gramitjaną

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 *gramaz (angry) + *-itjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑ.mit.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gramitjaną[1]

  1. to grunt
  2. to rage, roar

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: ġremettan, ġrymettan
  • Old High German: *gremizzen; gremizzōn
    • Middle High German: gremzen
      • German: gremsen
  • Old Norse:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: grymte

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gramitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 140
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