Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/graipōną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰroybʰ-néh₂-ti, an o-grade iterative verb from *gʰreybʰ- (“to grab, grasp”). Or possibly from *graipō (“a grasp”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɑi̯.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*graipōną

1. to grab
2. to grasp

Inflection

Conjugation of *graipōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*graipō	*graipǭ	—	*graipōi	?
2nd singular	*graipōsi	*graipōs	*graipō	*graipōsai	*graipōsau
3rd singular	*graipōþi	*graipō	*graipōþau	*graipōþai	*graipōþau
1st dual	*graipōs	*graipōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*graipōþiz	*graipōþiz	*graipōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*graipōmaz	*graipōm	—	*graipōnþai	*graipōnþau
2nd plural	*graipōþ	*graipōþ	*graipōþ	*graipōnþai	*graipōnþau
3rd plural	*graipōnþi	*graipōn	*graipōnþau	*graipōnþai	*graipōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*graipōdǭ	*graipōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*graipōdēz	*graipōdēdīz
3rd singular	*graipōdē	*graipōdēdī
1st dual	*graipōdēdū	*graipōdēdīw
2nd dual	*graipōdēdudiz	*graipōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*graipōdēdum	*graipōdēdīm
2nd plural	*graipōdēdud	*graipōdēdīd
3rd plural	*graipōdēdun	*graipōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*graipōndz	*graipōdaz

Related terms

• *grīpaną
• *grippōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *graipōn
  • Old English: grāpian
    • Middle English: gropen
      • English: grope
  • Old High German: greifōn
    • Middle High German: greifen
• Old Norse: greipa
  • Icelandic: greipa
  • Faroese: greipa