Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrūm

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

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *hrūmaz, an alteration of *hrīmaz (“hoarfrost”).

Noun

*hrūm m

1. soot

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hrūm
Genitive	*hrūmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hrūm	*hrūmō, *hrūmōs
Accusative	*hrūm	*hrūmā
Genitive	*hrūmas	*hrūmō
Dative	*hrūmē	*hrūmum
Instrumental	*hrūmu	*hrūmum

Descendants

• Old English: hrūm
  • ⇒ Old English: hrūmiġ
• Old Frisian: *hrūm
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: hrūmech, hrūmich