Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/graupijaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *greupaną (to cut up, grind) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑu̯.pi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*graupijaną[1][2]

  1. to groove, to make grooves

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *graupijan
    • Old Saxon: *grōpian
  • Old Norse: greypa

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*greupan- ~ *grūpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188-189:*graupjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*graupjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 141