Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harmō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Germanic *harmô.

Noun

*harmō m

stoat, ermine

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*harmō
Genitive	*harmini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*harmō	*harman
Accusative	*harman	*harman
Genitive	*harmini	*harmanō
Dative	*harmini	*harmum
Instrumental	*harmini	*harmum

Descendants

Old English: hearma
Old Saxon: harmo
Old Dutch: *harmo
- Middle Dutch: *herme
  - Dutch: herm (rare, now obsolete)
- ⇒ Old Dutch: *hermilo
  - Middle Dutch: hermel
    - Dutch: hermel
    - ⇒ Middle Dutch: hermelijn
      - Dutch: hermelijn
Old High German: harmo
- Middle High German: harme
  - German: Harm
- ⇒ Old High German: harmilo
  - ⇒ Old High German: harmilīn
    - Middle High German: hermelīn
      - German: Hermelin

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