Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drupatjaną

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 forms

  • *druppatjaną

Etymology

From *drupô +‎ *-atjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdru.pɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*drupatjaną[1]

  1. To form into drops and fall; dribble; drip

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *drupatjō *drupatjaų *drupatjai ?
2nd singular *drupatisi *drupatjais *drupati *drupatjasai *drupatjaisau
3rd singular *drupatiþi *drupatjai *drupatjaþau *drupatjaþai *drupatjaiþau
1st dual *drupatjōs *drupatjaiw
2nd dual *drupatjaþiz *drupatjaiþiz *drupatjaþiz
1st plural *drupatjamaz *drupatjaim *drupatjanþai *drupatjainþau
2nd plural *drupatiþ *drupatjaiþ *drupatiþ *drupatjanþai *drupatjainþau
3rd plural *drupatjanþi *drupatjain *drupatjanþau *drupatjanþai *drupatjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *drupastǭ *drupastēdį̄
2nd singular *drupastēz *drupastēdīz
3rd singular *drupastē *drupastēdī
1st dual *drupastēdū *drupastēdīw
2nd dual *drupastēdudiz *drupastēdīdiz
1st plural *drupastēdum *drupastēdīm
2nd plural *drupastēdud *drupastēdīd
3rd plural *drupastēdun *drupastēdīn
present past
participles *drupatjandz *drupatidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dropattjan, *droppattjan
    • Old English: dropettan, droppettan
    • Old Dutch: dropetten
    • Old High German: tropfezzen, trophezzen
      • Middle High German: tropfezen
  • Old Norse: *dropta

References

  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “Dryfta”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 75