Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreupaną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Back-formation from the iterative *druppōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂-, from *dʰrebʰ- (to drop, drip).[1] Also compare *drupô (a drop).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dreupaną[1][2]

  1. to droop; drip

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dreupō *dreupaų *dreupai ?
2nd singular *driupizi *dreupaiz *dreup *dreupazai *dreupaizau
3rd singular *driupidi *dreupai *dreupadau *dreupadai *dreupaidau
1st dual *dreupōz *dreupaiw
2nd dual *dreupadiz *dreupaidiz *dreupadiz
1st plural *dreupamaz *dreupaim *dreupandai *dreupaindau
2nd plural *driupid *dreupaid *driupid *dreupandai *dreupaindau
3rd plural *dreupandi *dreupain *dreupandau *dreupandai *dreupaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *draup *drupį̄
2nd singular *drauft *drupīz
3rd singular *draup *drupī
1st dual *drupū *drupīw
2nd dual *drupudiz *drupīdiz
1st plural *drupum *drupīm
2nd plural *drupud *drupīd
3rd plural *drupun *drupīn
present past
participles *dreupandz *drupanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dreupan
    • Old English: drēopan
      • Middle English: drepen, drepe
    • Old Frisian: driāpa
      • Saterland Frisian: drjupe
      • West Frisian: drippe, dripje
    • Old Saxon: driopan
    • Old Dutch: driopan, driepan
    • Old High German: triofan
  • Old Norse: drjúpa
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *rüüp'ät'äk (to sip, drink) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dreupan-~*drūpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dreupanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 76