Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrabōną

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

Etymology

From *þrebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (to scamper, trip, trample, tremble, step).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɑ.βɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrabōną

  1. to trot, trample
  2. to press, drive, urge, compel
  3. to quarrel, flite

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem-variants, singular *þrapp- against non-singular *þrab-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *þrabō *þrabǭ *þrabōi ?
2nd singular *þrabōsi *þrabōs *þrabō *þrabōsai *þrabōsau
3rd singular *þrabōþi *þrabō *þrabōþau *þrabōþai *þrabōþau
1st dual *þrabōs *þrabōw
2nd dual *þrabōþiz *þrabōþiz *þrabōþiz
1st plural *þrabōmaz *þrabōm *þrabōnþai *þrabōnþau
2nd plural *þrabōþ *þrabōþ *þrabōþ *þrabōnþai *þrabōnþau
3rd plural *þrabōnþi *þrabōn *þrabōnþau *þrabōnþai *þrabōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *þrabōdǭ *þrabōdēdį̄
2nd singular *þrabōdēz *þrabōdēdīz
3rd singular *þrabōdē *þrabōdēdī
1st dual *þrabōdēdū *þrabōdēdīw
2nd dual *þrabōdēdudiz *þrabōdēdīdiz
1st plural *þrabōdēdum *þrabōdēdīm
2nd plural *þrabōdēdud *þrabōdēdīd
3rd plural *þrabōdēdun *þrabōdēdīn
present past
participles *þrabōndz *þrabōdaz
  • *þraftuz

Descendants

  • Old English: þrafian
    • Middle English: thraven
  • Old Frisian: thravia
    • Saterland Frisian: troawje, droawje
    • West Frisian: trowia, trouwia, drave
  • Old Saxon: thrabōn, thravōn
  • Old Dutch: *thravōn, *dravon
  • Old High German: *drabōn