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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dropattjan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drupatjaną. Equivalent to *dropō + *-attjan.

Verb

*dropattjan

  1. to form into drops and fall, dribble, drip

Inflection

Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *dropattjan
1st sg. past *dropattā
Infinitive *dropattjan
Genitive infin. *dropattjannjas
Dative infin. *dropattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *dropattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dropattju *dropattā
2nd singular *dropatisi *dropattēs, *dropattōs
3rd singular *dropatiþi *dropattē, *dropattā
1st plural *dropattjum *dropattum
2nd plural *dropatiþ *dropattud
3rd plural *dropattjanþ *dropattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dropattjē *dropattī
2nd singular *dropattjēs *dropattī
3rd singular *dropattjē *dropattī
1st plural *dropattjēm *dropattīm
2nd plural *dropattjēþ *dropattīd
3rd plural *dropattjēn *dropattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dropati
Plural *dropatiþ
Present Past
Participle *dropattjandī *dropatt

Descendants

  • Old English: dropettan, droppettan
  • Old Dutch: dropetten
  • Old High German: tropfezzen, trophezzen
    • Middle High German: tropfezen
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