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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrappijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb- (to turn, bend, shrink, rotate, touch, attack). Cognate with Lithuanian krapštyti (to pick, peck, scratch, claw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑp.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrappijaną[1]

  1. to rush
  2. to grasp

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrappijan, *hrappjan
    • Old English: hreppan, (hrepian)
    • Old Frisian: hreppa, reppa
      • North Frisian: rippe
      • Saterland Frisian: räppe
      • West Frisian: reppe
      • Old Frisian: bihreppa
    • Old Saxon: *hreppian
    • Old Dutch: *reppen
    • Old High German: *hrapfen, *hraffen
  • Old Norse: hreppa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrappjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrapa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243:*hrapjan-
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