Reconstruction:Old English/groma

This Old English 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.

From *grōm (“womb”) +‎ -a (agent noun suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *grōm (“belly, womb”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡroː.mɑ/

*grōma m

1. fetus, womb-child
2. offspring, child

Weak:

• grōwan

• Middle English: grome, grom, groome
  • 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