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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/suppōną

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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

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Etymology

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Kroonen reconstructs the Pre-Germanic form as *su(H)ph₃néh₂-, with dissimilation of the first laryngeal, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (to pour) + *peh₃- (to drink). The strong verb *sūpaną (to guzzle, soak) was likely back-formed from the iterative. Related to Sanskrit सूप (sūpa, soup, broth).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*suppōną

  1. to soak

Inflection

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The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *supp- in the singular, *sub- in the non-singular.

Descendants

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References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN