Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grōm

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *grōaną (to grow).

Noun edit

*grōm n

  1. growth, swelling
  2. belly, womb, entrails

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *grōm
Genitive *grōmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *grōm *grōmu
Accusative *grōm *grōmu
Genitive *grōmas *grōmō
Dative *grōmē *grōmum
Instrumental *grōmu *grōmum

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Note: Many descendants were conflated with Proto-West Germanic *grum (granule, grit, dirt, speck).

  • Old English: *grōm
  • Old Frisian: *grōm
  • Old Saxon: *grōm
  • Old Dutch: *grōm