*grim

HASTEN

Notes

This etymology is due to Gong Hwang-cherng (2001:27), according to whom the Shuo Wen gloss of this character is 唫, 口急也 ‘close-mouthed; tight-lipped; speaking hurriedly or haltingly’ (Hanyu Da Zidian: 1.643.7).

Chinese comparandum

唫 OC *gʼi̯əm, GSR #652g; Mand. jìn.

Reflexes & cognates3 reflexes · 3 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmangrim ‘hasten’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 305

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Tibetan (Written)grim ‘hasten, hurry’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 306

Tibetan (Written)ḥgrim ‘go, walk, march about’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 306

9.0.1Old Chinese1

Chinese (Old/Mid)gʼi̯əm/gʼi̯əm ‘obstruct, shut’Karlgren 57 GSR: 652g

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5390, *grim ‘HASTEN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5390

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

References: cf. HPTB p. 305

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5390,
  title  = {{*grim 'HASTEN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5390},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5390}
}