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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ramm

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rammaz.

Adjective

*ramm

  1. strong
  2. overwhelming
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *ramm
Genitive *rammas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *ramm *rammu *ramm
Accusative *rammanā *rammā *ramm
Genitive *rammas *rammeʀā *rammas
Dative *rammumē *rammeʀē *rammumē
Instrumental *rammu *rammeʀu *rammu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rammē *rammō *rammu
Accusative *rammā *rammā *rammu
Genitive *rammeʀō *rammeʀō *rammeʀō
Dative *rammēm, *rammum *rammēm, *rammum *rammēm, *rammum
Instrumental *rammēm, *rammum *rammēm, *rammum *rammēm, *rammum
Alternative reconstructions
  • *ram
Derived terms
  • *ramōn
    • Old Saxon: *ramōn
      • Middle Low German: rāmen
        • German Low German: raomen (“to overwhelm, conquer; to meet, encounter”)[1]

Etymology 2

Presumably a nominalization of the adjective above.

Noun

*ramm m

  1. male sheep, ram
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ramm
Genitive *rammas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ramm *rammō, *rammōs
Accusative *ramm *rammā
Genitive *rammas *rammō
Dative *rammē *rammum
Instrumental *rammu *rammum
Derived terms
  • *rammō
    • Old High German: rammo
      • Middle High German: *ramme
Descendants

References
  1. Frischbier, H. (1883) “råmen”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Folge‎, volumes II: L – Z, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, page 211
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