Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōpaną
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of unclear origin.[1] The traditional connection with *hrōþiz (“glory, fame”) is phonetically problematic due to the unknown function and origin of the suffix *-p-. That said, Kroonen appears to suggest the tentative possibility that the word is indeed from the same root as *hrōþiz, with the *-p- arising from analogical association with the semantically similar but unrelated Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to cry out, lament”).[2]
Other theories connect the word to Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax), Latin corvus (“raven”), Lithuanian šárka (“magpie”) in the sense of "caw". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*hrōpaną
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *hrōpaną (strong class 7e)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *hrōpan
- Old Norse: hrópa
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrōpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 188
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrōpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249