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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drupatjaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *druppatjaną

Etymology

From *drupô + *-atjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdru.pɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*drupatjaną[1]

  1. To form into drops and fall; dribble; drip

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dropattjan, *droppattjan
    • Old English: dropettan, droppettan
    • Old Dutch: dropetten
    • Old High German: tropfezzen, trophezzen
      • Middle High German: tropfezen
  • Old Norse: *dropta

References

  1. Hellquist, Elof (1922) “Dryfta”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 75
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