Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grōbō

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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

Functional o-grade ō-stem derived from *grabaną (to dig, scratch).

Pronunciation

Noun

*grōbō f

  1. hole, ditch, pit

Inflection

Declension of *grōbō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *grōbō *grōbôz
vocative *grōbō *grōbôz
accusative *grōbǭ *grōbōz
genitive *grōbōz *grōbǫ̂
dative *grōbōi *grōbōmaz
instrumental *grōbō *grōbōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grōbō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 191
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒrōbō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143