Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/remaz

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 *h₁rem-os, *h₁rem-es-, an s-stem from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (to be quiet, calm). Related to Sanskrit रमते (rámate, to calm down), रामयति (rāmáyati, to bring to rest), Lithuanian rìmti (to calm down).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*remaz n[1]

  1. peace, quiet, tranquility

Inflection edit

z-stemDeclension of *remaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *remaz *rimizō
vocative *remaz *rimizō
accusative *remaz *rimizō
genitive *rimiziz *rimizǫ̂
dative *rimizi *rimizumaz
instrumental *rimizē *rimizumiz

Descendants edit

  • Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 (rimis)

References edit

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