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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ruppōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *Hrupnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *reufaną (to break off, open).

Verb

*ruppōną[1]

  1. to tear off
  2. to rub
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *rupp- against non-singular *rub-

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ruppōn
    • >? Old English: *rubbian
      • Middle English: rubben (possibly borrowed)
    • Old Frisian: *robbia
      • Saterland Frisian: robje
    • Old Saxon: *roppōn
    • Old Dutch: *roppon
    • Old High German: ropfōn, *ruphōn
  • Old Norse: ruppa, *rubba

Etymology 2

An iterative verb likely of sound-symbolic origin.[2]

Verb

*ruppōną[2]

  1. to burp, belch
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *rupp- against non-singular *rup-

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *roppōn
    • Old Dutch: *roppon
    • Old High German: *ropfōn
      • Middle High German: ropfen
  • Old Norse: ropa

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rupp/bon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rup(p)on-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418
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