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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*krammaz

  1. moist

Inflection edit


Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: krammr

References edit

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