Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grulljō

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

Etymology

From *grulljan (“to grumble; to jeer, anger”) +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*grulljō m

1. grudge
2. someone who holds a grudge

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*grulljō
Genitive	*grulljini, *grulljan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*grulljō	*grulljan
Accusative	*grulljan	*grulljan
Genitive	*grulljini, *grulljan	*grulljanō
Dative	*grulljini, *grulljan	*grulljum
Instrumental	*grulljini, *grulljan	*grulljum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *grullio
  • Middle Low German: grul, grull, *groll
    • German Low German: Grull
    • → Swedish: groll
• Old Dutch: *grollo
  • Middle Dutch: *grolle
    • Dutch: grol
• Old High German: *grollo
  • Middle High German: grolle
    • German: Groll