Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grōmō

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

Noun

*grōmō m

Alternative form of *grōm

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*grōmō
Genitive	grōmini, grōman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*grōmō	*grōman
Accusative	*grōman	*grōman
Genitive	grōmini, grōman	*grōmanō
Dative	grōmini, grōman	*grōmum
Instrumental	grōmini, grōman	*grōmum

Descendants

Old English: *grōma
- Middle English: grome, grom, grume
  - English: groom
    - → Dutch: groom
  - Scots: grome, grume, greem
  - → Old French: gromme, groume
    - ⇒ Old French: groumet
      - Middle French: gourmet
        French: gourmet
        → English: gourmet
  - → Icelandic: grómr, gromr

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