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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Of unclear origin.[1] The traditional connection with *hrōþiz (“glory, fame”) is phonetically problematic due to the unknown function and origin of the suffix *-p-. That said, Kroonen appears to suggest the tentative possibility that the word is indeed from the same root as *hrōþiz, with the *-p- arising from analogical association with the semantically similar but unrelated Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to cry out, lament”).[2]
Other theories connect the word to Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax), Latin corvus (“raven”), Lithuanian šárka (“magpie”) in the sense of "caw". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Verb
*hrōpaną
- to cry out, call, shout
Inflection
Conjugation of
*hrōpaną (strong class 7e)
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrōpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 188
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrōpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249