Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnuppōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *knebʰ- (to pick).[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈxnup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*hnuppōną[1]

  1. To tear off

Inflection edit

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *hnupp- in the singular against *hnub- in the non-singular.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hnoppian
  • Old High German:
    • Middle High German:
  • Old Norse:

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hnupp/bōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237