Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grappōną
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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
From Pre-Germanic *gʰrobʰneh₂-, apparently an iterative to *grabaną (“to dig”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*grappōną
Inflection
The original paradigm contrasted singular *grapp- against non-singular *grab-.
Conjugation of *grappōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
- English: grab, also cf. grapple
- Middle Low German: grabben
- Middle Dutch: grapen, grabben
- (Dutch: grabbelen)
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN