Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/karmiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*karmaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *garmos (“call, cry”). Cognate with Old Irish gairm (“call, shout”).

Noun

*karmiz m

cry; call; shout; lament
noise; sound; alarm

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *karmiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*karmiz	*karmīz
vocative	*karmi	*karmīz
accusative	*karmį	*karminz
genitive	*karmīz	*karmijǫ̂
dative	*karmī	*karmimaz
instrumental	*karmī	*karmimiz

Derived terms

*karmijaną

Descendants

Old English: ċierm; ċearm
- Middle English: chirm, chyrm, chirme
  - Scots: chirm, chirme, churm, churme
  - English: chirm, churm, charm
Old Saxon: karm