Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grimmaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *gʰrémne- or *gʰrénme-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to be angry”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, growl, murmur”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editInflection
editConjugation of *grimmaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *grimman
- Old Norse: grimma (Only attested in the passive grimmask)
- Icelandic: grimma