Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrapōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb- (to turn, bend, shrink, rotate, touch, attack), from *(s)ker- (to turn; bend). Cognate with Lithuanian krapštyti (to pick, peck, scratch, claw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑ.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrapōną

  1. to scratch, scrape
  2. to graze, make contact (with), touch
  3. to snatch

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrapō *hrapǭ *hrapōi ?
2nd singular *hrapōsi *hrapōs *hrapō *hrapōsai *hrapōsau
3rd singular *hrapōþi *hrapō *hrapōþau *hrapōþai *hrapōþau
1st dual *hrapōs *hrapōw
2nd dual *hrapōþiz *hrapōþiz *hrapōþiz
1st plural *hrapōmaz *hrapōm *hrapōnþai *hrapōnþau
2nd plural *hrapōþ *hrapōþ *hrapōþ *hrapōnþai *hrapōnþau
3rd plural *hrapōnþi *hrapōn *hrapōnþau *hrapōnþai *hrapōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrapōdǭ *hrapōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hrapōdēz *hrapōdēdīz
3rd singular *hrapōdē *hrapōdēdī
1st dual *hrapōdēdū *hrapōdēdīw
2nd dual *hrapōdēdudiz *hrapōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hrapōdēdum *hrapōdēdīm
2nd plural *hrapōdēdud *hrapōdēdīd
3rd plural *hrapōdēdun *hrapōdēdīn
present past
participles *hrapōndz *hrapōdaz
  • *hrapjaną
  • *hrappō
  • (possibly) *harpǭ

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrapōn
    • Old English: *hrapian, hrepian
    • Old Frisian: *hrapia
      • Saterland Frisian: rappe
      • West Frisian: raepje
    • Old Saxon: *hrapon, hrappōn
    • Old Dutch: *rapon
    • Old High German: *hraffōn, *raffōn
      • Middle High German: raffen
      • Vulgar Latin: *raffō
        • Galician: rafar
        • Italian: arraffare
        • Old French: raffer, rafer
          • Middle English: *raffen
    • Vulgar Latin: *frappō (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: hrapa
  • Gothic: *𐌷𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽 (*hrapōn)