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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrimmaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble (in fear)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrim.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrimmaną[1]

  1. to swell

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrimman
    • Old Saxon: thrimman
  • Old Norse: þramma

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þremmanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 425-426
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