Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gimrį̄

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 *ǵʰyem- (“winter”) (in o-grade *ǵʰyom- with loss of *-y-). Cognate with Latin hiems (“winter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣim.rĩː/

Noun

*gimrį̄ f

  1. a yearling lamb

Inflection

Declension of *gimrį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gimrį̄ *gimrīniz
vocative *gimrį̄ *gimrīniz
accusative *gimrīnų *gimrīnunz
genitive *gimrīniz *gimrīnǫ̂
dative *gimrīni *gimrīmaz
instrumental *gimrīnē *gimrīmiz

Descendants

  • Frankish: *ingimus, *inzimus, *inzismus (attested in the Salic Laws; < *ainagim-)
  • Old Norse: gimbr, gymbr
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