Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrespaną

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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 earlier *hrepspaną, *hrepsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb-, *(s)krebʰ- (to turn; bend; shrink), from *(s)ker- (to turn; bend).

Pronunciation

Verb

*hrespaną

  1. to tear; rip
  2. to plunder

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrespan
    • Old English: ġehrespan
    • Old Frisian: hrespa
    • Old High German: hrespan, respan