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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hramjaną

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 *hramô (frame, rack) + *-janą.

Verb

*hramjaną[1][2]

  1. to put into a frame, to place a frame around
  2. to curb, to hamper, to brake

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrammjan
    • Old English: hremman
    • Old Dutch: *remmen
  • Old Norse: hremma
    • Icelandic: hremma
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hramjan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hraman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 242: “*hramjan-”
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *xram(m)janan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
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