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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gruppōną

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *gʰr̥bʰnéh₂-, with remodeling based on its strong verb, an iterative formation to *grabaną (to dig). Related to Sanskrit गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti, to seize, lay hold of).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gruppōną

  1. to dig, scrape, groove

Inflection

Descendants

The original paradigm of singular *grupp- against non-singular *grub-, allowed for different leveling among the daughter languages.

  • Middle English: grubben, gropen
  • Middle Low German: gropen
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch: grobben
      • Dutch: grobbelen (frequentative)
  • German: groppen (dialectal)
  • Norwegian: gropa

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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