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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*krammaz

  1. moist

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: krammr

References

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