Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrōtaną

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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

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (“to scrape, gnaw”), or alternatively a verbal formation related to *wrōts (“root”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “PIE *wréh₂d- as in *wréh₂ds? Needs cognates to prove though, since this is a strong verb”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɔː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wrōtaną

  1. to root, to dig with the nose

Inflection

Conjugation of *wrōtaną (strong class 7e)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wrōtō *wrōtaų — *wrōtai ?
2nd singular *wrōtizi *wrōtaiz *wrōt *wrōtazai *wrōtaizau
3rd singular *wrōtidi *wrōtai *wrōtadau *wrōtadai *wrōtaidau
1st dual *wrōtōz *wrōtaiw — — —
2nd dual *wrōtadiz *wrōtaidiz *wrōtadiz — —
1st plural *wrōtamaz *wrōtaim — *wrōtandai *wrōtaindau
2nd plural *wrōtid *wrōtaid *wrōtid *wrōtandai *wrōtaindau
3rd plural *wrōtandi *wrōtain *wrōtandau *wrōtandai *wrōtaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wewrōt *wewrōtį̄
2nd singular *wewrōst *wewrōtīz
3rd singular *wewrōt *wewrōtī
1st dual *wewrōtū *wewrōtīw
2nd dual *wewrōtudiz *wewrōtīdiz
1st plural *wewrōtum *wewrōtīm
2nd plural *wewrōtud *wewrōtīd
3rd plural *wewrōtun *wewrōtīn
present past
participles *wrōtandz *wrōtanaz

Descendants

References

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