Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrimmaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble (in fear)).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*þrimmaną[1]

  1. to swell

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrimman
    • Old Saxon: thrimman
  • Old Norse: þramma

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þremmanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 425-426