Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hramu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hramō (frame, cross), whence *hramjaną (to frame), possibly cognate with Proto-Slavic *krōmà (edge, boundary).

Noun[edit]

*hramu f

  1. (construction) (timber) frame
  2. framework, support

Inflection[edit]

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hramu
Genitive *hramā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hramu *hramō
Accusative *hramā *hramā
Genitive *hramā *hramō
Dative *hramē *hramōm, *hramum
Instrumental *hramu *hramōm, *hramum

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • *hramōn (to frame, build a framework)
    • Old Frisian: ramia, remia, *hramia, *hremia

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrammaz ~ *xrammōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hraman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 242
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ramō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 297