Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grīmō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grīmô.

Noun

*grīmō m

  1. mask
  2. visor, helmet

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *grīmō
Genitive *grīmini, *grīman
Singular Plural
Nominative *grīmō *grīman
Accusative *grīman *grīman
Genitive *grīmini, *grīman *grīmanō
Dative *grīmini, *grīman *grīmum
Instrumental *grīmini, *grīman *grīmum

Descendants

  • Old English: grīma
    • Middle English: grim, grime
  • Old Frisian: grīme
  • Old Saxon: grīmo, grīma, grīm
    • Middle Low German: grîmet, grēme
      • German Low German: Greemtiek, Gremeree
  • Old Dutch: *grīmo
    • Middle Dutch: grîme, gryme
      • Dutch: grijm
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: grimsel, grijmsel
  • Old High German: grīmo, grīm
  • → Old French: grime
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