Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gruppōną
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Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *gʰr̥bʰnéh₂-, with remodeling based on its strong verb, an iterative formation to *grabaną (“to dig”). Related to Sanskrit गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti, “to seize, lay hold of”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*gruppōną
Inflection
editConjugation of *gruppōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
editThe original paradigm of singular *grupp- against non-singular *grub-, allowed for different leveling among the daughter languages.
- Middle English: grubben, gropen
- Middle Low German: gropen
- Old Dutch:
- German: groppen (dialectal)
- Norwegian: gropa