Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krēbiz

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

Uncertain; possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *krebaną, perhaps related to *krafjaną (“to demand”), *kraftuz (“strength, power”).[1]

Adjective

*krēbiz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) strong

Inflection

Declension of *krēbiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krēbiz *krēbī *krēbį, *-jatō *krēbijai *krēbijôz *krēbijō
accusative *krēbijanǭ *krēbijǭ *krēbį, *-jatō *krēbijanz *krēbijōz *krēbijō
genitive *krēbijas, *krēbīs *krēbijaizōz *krēbijas, *krēbīs *krēbijaizǫ̂ *krēbijaizǫ̂ *krēbijaizǫ̂
dative *krēbijammai *krēbijaizōi *krēbijammai *krēbijaimaz *krēbijaimaz *krēbijaimaz
instrumental *krēbijanō *krēbijaizō *krēbijanō *krēbijaimiz *krēbijaimiz *krēbijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krēbijô *krēbijǭ *krēbijô *krēbijaniz *krēbijōniz *krēbijōnō
accusative *krēbijanų *krēbijōnų *krēbijô *krēbijanunz *krēbijōnunz *krēbijōnō
genitive *krēbīniz *krēbijōniz *krēbīniz *krēbijanǫ̂ *krēbijōnǫ̂ *krēbijanǫ̂
dative *krēbīni *krēbijōni *krēbīni *krēbijammaz *krēbijōmaz *krēbijammaz
instrumental *krēbīnē *krēbijōnē *krēbīnē *krēbijammiz *krēbijōmiz *krēbijammiz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kræfr
    • Icelandic: kræfur
    • Norwegian: kræv (dialectal)
  • →? Proto-Slavic: *krěpъ (“strong”)
    • Old Church Slavonic: крѣпъ (krěpŭ)
    • Czech: křepý
    • Slovene: krepý
    • Serbo-Croatian: krȉjep

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*krēbi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303
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