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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harmaz

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 *pḱórmos (shame, grief, torment, pain), from *pḱer-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sormъ (shame), Persian شرم , Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 (fšarəma, sense of shame).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑr.mɑz/

Adjective

*harmaz

  1. painful; sorrowful; doleful
  2. harmful; malicious; evil

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *harm
    • Old English: hearm
    • Old Saxon: harm
      • Middle Low German: *harm (possibly)
      • Old Danish: harm
      • Norwegian Bokmål: harm
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: harm

Noun

*harmaz m

  1. harm; shame; pain; injury

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *harmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *harmaz *harmōz, *harmōs
vocative *harm *harmōz, *harmōs
accusative *harmą *harmanz
genitive *harmas, *harmis *harmǫ̂
dative *harmai *harmamaz
instrumental *harmō *harmamiz

Derived terms

  • *harmōną

Descendants

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