Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreupaną
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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
Etymology
Back-formation from the iterative *druppōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂-, from *dʰrbʰ-. Also compare *drupô (“a drop”).
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *dreupaną (strong class 2)
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *dreupan
- Old Norse: drjúpa
- →? Proto-Finnic: *rüüp'ät'äk (“to sip, drink”) (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*dreupan-~*drūpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dreupanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 76