Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rammaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ramaz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑm.mɑz/

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps related to Old Church Slavonic рамѣнъ (raměnŭ, “severe”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Adjective

*rammaz

  1. strong
  2. overbearing; overwhelming

Inflection

Declension of *rammaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rammaz *rammō *rammą, -atō *rammai *rammôz *rammō
accusative *rammanǭ *rammǭ *rammą, -atō *rammanz *rammōz *rammō
genitive *rammas, -is *rammaizōz *rammas, -is *rammaizǫ̂ *rammaizǫ̂ *rammaizǫ̂
dative *rammammai *rammaizōi *rammammai *rammaimaz *rammaimaz *rammaimaz
instrumental *rammanō *rammaizō *rammanō *rammaimiz *rammaimiz *rammaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rammô *rammǭ *rammô *rammaniz *rammōniz *rammōnō
accusative *rammanų *rammōnų *rammô *rammanunz *rammōnunz *rammōnō
genitive *ramminiz *rammōniz *ramminiz *rammanǫ̂ *rammōnǫ̂ *rammanǫ̂
dative *rammini *rammōni *rammini *rammammaz *rammōmaz *rammammaz
instrumental *ramminē *rammōnē *ramminē *rammammiz *rammōmiz *rammammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ramm (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: rammr, ramr (“strong; bitter”)
    • Icelandic: rammur
    • Faroese: ramur
    • Old Swedish: ramber
    • Danish: ram

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rammaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
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