Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kroppōn

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kruppōną, from earlier paradigm *kruppōþi ~ *krubunanþi, from pre-Proto-Germanic *grubʰ-nā́-ti ~ *grubʰ-un-ánti, from Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ- (to twist, turn). Cognate with Lithuanian grubineti (to stumble).

Verb

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*kroppōn

  1. (iterative) to crawl, crouch

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *kroppōn
1st sg. past *kroppōdā
Infinitive *kroppōn
Genitive infin. *kroppōnijas
Dative infin. *kroppōnijē
Instrum. infin. *kroppōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kroppō *kroppōdā
2nd singular *kroppōs *kroppōdēs, *kroppōdōs
3rd singular *kroppōþ *kroppōdē, *kroppōdā
1st plural *kroppōm *kroppōdum
2nd plural *kroppōþ *kroppōdud
3rd plural *kroppōnþ *kroppōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kroppō *kroppōdī
2nd singular *kroppōs *kroppōdī
3rd singular *kroppō *kroppōdī
1st plural *kroppōm *kroppōdīm
2nd plural *kroppōþ *kroppōdīd
3rd plural *kroppōn *kroppōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kroppō
Plural *kroppōþ
Present Past
Participle *kroppōndī *kroppōd
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Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: *kroppōn
  • Old High German: *kroppōn

Further reading

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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