Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krēbiz

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

Uncertain; possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *krebaną, perhaps related to *krafjaną (to demand), *kraftuz (strength, power).[1]

Adjective edit

*krēbiz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) strong

Inflection edit


Alternative reconstructions edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: kræfr
  • ? Proto-Slavic: *krěpъ (strong)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*krēbi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303