Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grimmiþō

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

Etymology

From *grimmaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrim.mi.θɔː/

Noun

*grimmiþō f

1. grimness, fierceness

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *grimmiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*grimmiþō	*grimmiþôz
vocative	*grimmiþō	*grimmiþôz
accusative	*grimmiþǭ	*grimmiþōz
genitive	*grimmiþōz	*grimmiþǫ̂
dative	*grimmiþōi	*grimmiþōmaz
instrumental	*grimmiþō	*grimmiþōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *grimmiþu
  • Old High German: grimmida
    • Middle High German: grimmede
• Old Norse: grimmd, grimd
  • Icelandic: grimmd
  • Faroese: grimd
• >? Gothic: *𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*grimmiþa)
  • →? Italian: grinta (“wrath”)
    • →? Albanian: grindë (“quarrel”)