Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krimpaną

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

Originally *krimbaną, with contamination of -p- from the iterative *krumpōną, from Pre-Germanic *grembʰ-, a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-. Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ (hump).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*krimpaną[1][2]

  1. to shrink, draw back

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*krimpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*krempanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 221