Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kruppijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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A zero-grade intensive verb related to the strong verb *kreupan and iterative verb *kruppōn (to crawl).

Verb

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*kruppijan

  1. to bend

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kruppijan
1st sg. past *kruppidā
Infinitive *kruppijan
Genitive infin. *kruppijannjas
Dative infin. *kruppijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kruppijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kruppiju *kruppidā
2nd singular *kruppisi *kruppidēs, *kruppidōs
3rd singular *kruppiþi *kruppidē, *kruppidā
1st plural *kruppijum *kruppidum
2nd plural *kruppiþ *kruppidud
3rd plural *kruppijanþ *kruppidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kruppijē *kruppidī
2nd singular *kruppijēs *kruppidī
3rd singular *kruppijē *kruppidī
1st plural *kruppijēm *kruppidīm
2nd plural *kruppijēþ *kruppidīd
3rd plural *kruppijēn *kruppidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kruppi
Plural *kruppiþ
Present Past
Participle *kruppijandī *kruppid

Descendants

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  • Old English: cryppan
  • Old High German: *krupfen

References

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  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “krupp/bon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 308:*kruppjan-