Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hluppōną

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

From zero-grade iterative of *hlaupaną (to leap, jump).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*hluppōną

  1. to leap, run

Inflection edit

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *hlupp- against *hlub-.

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hloppōn
    • >? Old English: *hlopian
      • >? Middle English: lopen (usually adduced from loup, but can continue *hlupōną as well)
    • Old Saxon: *loppon
    • Old Dutch: *loppon
    • Old High German: loffōn

References edit

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