Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werpaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *wergʷ- (“to bend, spin, warp”), with the *-p- in the Germanic form likely being the expected result after resonants in words beginning with a labial consonant (compare *fimf (“five”) and *wulfaz (“wolf”) for other Proto-Germanic terms with similar outcomes). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn in circles”) (whence ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “spinning top”), borrowed into English as rhombus), and possibly Proto-Slavic *vèrťi (“to throw, leap”) (though Kroonen is skeptical of the link to the Slavic).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*werpaną
- (transitive) to throw
- (transitive) to cast
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *werpaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *werpan
- Old Norse: verpa
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽 (wairpan)