Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/happōną

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑp.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1 edit

From pre-Germanic *kh₂pnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *habjaną (to have).

Verb edit

*happōną

  1. (West Germanic) to grab, snatch
Inflection edit

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *happ- against *hab-.

Descendants edit
  • Proto-West Germanic: *happōn, *habbōn

Etymology 2 edit

From pre-Germanic *kobʰnéh₂- an o-grade iterative to Proto-Indo-European *kobʰ- (to succeed). Probably related to Old Irish cob (victory), Old Church Slavonic кобь (kobĭ, fate).

Verb edit

*happōną

  1. (North Germanic) to succeed, happen
Inflection edit

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *happ- against *hab-.

Related terms edit
Descendants edit

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN