Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krammaz

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 Pre-Germanic *gʷromsós or, more likely, *gʷromsmós. Related to Lithuanian grimzti (“to drown, sink”), Serbo-Croatian greznuti (“to drown, sink”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑm.mɑz/

Adjective

*krammaz

moist

Inflection

Declension of *krammaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*krammaz	*krammō	*krammą, -atō	*krammai	*krammôz	*krammō
accusative	*krammanǭ	*krammǭ	*krammą, -atō	*krammanz	*krammōz	*krammō
genitive	*krammas, -is	*krammaizōz	*krammas, -is	*krammaizǫ̂	*krammaizǫ̂	*krammaizǫ̂
dative	*krammammai	*krammaizōi	*krammammai	*krammaimaz	*krammaimaz	*krammaimaz
instrumental	*krammanō	*krammaizō	*krammanō	*krammaimiz	*krammaimiz	*krammaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*krammô	*krammǭ	*krammô	*krammaniz	*krammōniz	*krammōnō
accusative	*krammanų	*krammōnų	*krammô	*krammanunz	*krammōnunz	*krammōnō
genitive	*kramminiz	*krammōniz	*kramminiz	*krammanǫ̂	*krammōnǫ̂	*krammanǫ̂
dative	*krammini	*krammōni	*krammini	*krammammaz	*krammōmaz	*krammammaz
instrumental	*kramminē	*krammōnē	*kramminē	*krammammiz	*krammōmiz	*krammammiz

Derived terms

*krammiþō

Descendants

Old Norse: krammr
- Icelandic: krammur, kramur
- Norwegian: krammr

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN