Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ramō

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

*hramō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *rem(w)- (“to rest, prop up; a support, base”). Cognate with Lithuanian rem̃ti (“to support”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.mɔːː/

Noun

*ramō f

frame
prop

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ramō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ramō	*ramôz
vocative	*ramō	*ramôz
accusative	*ramǭ	*ramōz
genitive	*ramōz	*ramǫ̂
dative	*ramōi	*ramōmaz
instrumental	*ramō	*ramōmiz

Related terms

*ramiz

Descendants

Old Frisian: *rame, *rama
- Saterland Frisian: Roome
- West Frisian: ramt
Old Saxon: hrama, rama
- Middle Low German: rāme
  - German Low German: Rahm
  - → Danish: ramme
  - → Estonian: raam
  - → Faroese: ramma
  - → Icelandic: ramma
  - → Norwegian: ramme
  - → Swedish: ram
Old Dutch: *rama
- Middle Dutch: rāme, raem, raam
  - Dutch: raam, ramen
Old High German: rama
- Middle High German: ram, rame
  - Alemannic German: Ramme
  - German: Rahmen, Ramen, Rahme, Rame
    - → Romanian: ramă
    - → Russian: рама (rama)
    - → Czech: rám
  - Luxembourgish: Rumm
  - Vilamovian: raom
Old Norse: ramr