Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huppōną

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

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Etymology 1 edit

From a pre-Germanic iterative *kuP-néh₂-(ye-)ti, usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewb-, *ḱewb- (to bend; a bend, joint) (compare Latin cubō (I recline), Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, hollow in the hips), Albanian sup (shoulder), Sanskrit शुप्ति (śúpti, shoulder)); however, according to Kroonen the root must be *kup- with final *p, in view of Middle Dutch hobben.[1] Tentatively compare Ancient Greek κύπτω (kúptō, to stoop, hunch), Lithuanian kuprà (hump) and Old High German hofar, hofir (hump).

Verb edit

*huppōną[2][1]

  1. to move up and down; hop
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Etymology 2 edit

A secondary zero grade iterative. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kemp- (to turn, bend), assuming the -m- is a nasal infix.[3]

Verb edit

*huppōną[3]

  1. to turn back, retreat
  2. to step backwards
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hupp/bōn- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 258
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xuppōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 194
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hupp/bōn- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257