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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb- (“to turn, bend, shrink, rotate, touch, attack”). Cognate with Lithuanian krapštyti (“to pick, peck, scratch, claw”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*hrappijaną[1]
- to rush
- to grasp
Inflection
Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrappjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrapa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243: “*hrapjan-”