Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klibrōną

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 *klibāną (to cling) +‎ *-rōną (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.βrɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*klibrōną[1]

  1. to climb, to clamber
  2. to scratch, to claw

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *klibrō *klibrǭ *klibrōi ?
2nd singular *klibrōsi *klibrōs *klibrō *klibrōsai *klibrōsau
3rd singular *klibrōþi *klibrō *klibrōþau *klibrōþai *klibrōþau
1st dual *klibrōs *klibrōw
2nd dual *klibrōþiz *klibrōþiz *klibrōþiz
1st plural *klibrōmaz *klibrōm *klibrōnþai *klibrōnþau
2nd plural *klibrōþ *klibrōþ *klibrōþ *klibrōnþai *klibrōnþau
3rd plural *klibrōnþi *klibrōn *klibrōnþau *klibrōnþai *klibrōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *klibrōdǭ *klibrōdēdį̄
2nd singular *klibrōdēz *klibrōdēdīz
3rd singular *klibrōdē *klibrōdēdī
1st dual *klibrōdēdū *klibrōdēdīw
2nd dual *klibrōdēdudiz *klibrōdēdīdiz
1st plural *klibrōdēdum *klibrōdēdīm
2nd plural *klibrōdēdud *klibrōdēdīd
3rd plural *klibrōdēdun *klibrōdēdīn
present past
participles *klibrōndz *klibrōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klibrōn
    • Old English: clifrian
    • Old High German: *klebarōn
      • Middle High German: kleberen
  • Old Norse: klifra

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klibrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 216