Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōmiz

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 edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kreH- (to shout).[1] Compare Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti, fame, glory).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈxrɔː.miz/

Noun edit

*hrōmiz m[1]

  1. fame

Inflection edit

i-stemDeclension of *hrōmiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrōmiz *hrōmīz
vocative *hrōmi *hrōmīz
accusative *hrōmį *hrōminz
genitive *hrōmīz *hrōmijǫ̂
dative *hrōmī *hrōmimaz
instrumental *hrōmī *hrōmimiz

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrōmi
    • Old Saxon: hrōm
    • Old Dutch: *ruom
    • Old High German: ruom, hruom

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrōma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249