Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrappijaną

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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 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]

  1. to rush
  2. to grasp

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrappjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
  2. ^ 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-