Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krummijan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Closely related to the strong verb *krimman.

Verb

*krummijan

  1. to crumble
  2. to squeeze

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *krummijan
1st sg. past *krummidā
Infinitive *krummijan
Genitive infin. *krummijannjas
Dative infin. *krummijannjē
Instrum. infin. *krummijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *krummiju *krummidā
2nd singular *krummisi *krummidēs, *krummidōs
3rd singular *krummiþi *krummidē, *krummidā
1st plural *krummijum *krummidum
2nd plural *krummiþ *krummidud
3rd plural *krummijanþ *krummidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *krummijē *krummidī
2nd singular *krummijēs *krummidī
3rd singular *krummijē *krummidī
1st plural *krummijēm *krummidīm
2nd plural *krummijēþ *krummidīd
3rd plural *krummijēn *krummidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *krummi
Plural *krummiþ
Present Past
Participle *krummijandī *krummid

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Old English: crymman
  • Old High German: *krummen

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “*krimman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305:*krum(m)jan-