Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krabblōną

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

From *krabbô (crab) +‎ *-lōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑb.blɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krabblōną

  1. (intransitive) to crawl, paw
  2. (transitive) to touch continuously

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *krabblō *krabblǭ *krabblōi ?
2nd singular *krabblōsi *krabblōs *krabblō *krabblōsai *krabblōsau
3rd singular *krabblōþi *krabblō *krabblōþau *krabblōþai *krabblōþau
1st dual *krabblōs *krabblōw
2nd dual *krabblōþiz *krabblōþiz *krabblōþiz
1st plural *krabblōmaz *krabblōm *krabblōnþai *krabblōnþau
2nd plural *krabblōþ *krabblōþ *krabblōþ *krabblōnþai *krabblōnþau
3rd plural *krabblōnþi *krabblōn *krabblōnþau *krabblōnþai *krabblōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *krabblōdǭ *krabblōdēdį̄
2nd singular *krabblōdēz *krabblōdēdīz
3rd singular *krabblōdē *krabblōdēdī
1st dual *krabblōdēdū *krabblōdēdīw
2nd dual *krabblōdēdudiz *krabblōdēdīdiz
1st plural *krabblōdēdum *krabblōdēdīm
2nd plural *krabblōdēdud *krabblōdēdīd
3rd plural *krabblōdēdun *krabblōdēdīn
present past
participles *krabblōndz *krabblōdaz
  • *krabbōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *krabblōn
    • Old English: *crabblian (possibly (?))
      • Middle English: *crabbelen
        • English: crabble (likely borrowed from Dutch or Low German)
    • Old Frisian: *krablia, *kravlia
      • Saterland Frisian: krabbelje, krauelje
      • West Frisian: krabbelje (possibly from Dutch)
    • Old Saxon: *krabbalōn
    • Old Dutch: *krabbalon
    • Old High German: *krabbalōn
  • Old Norse: krafla (< *krablōną)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*krablōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 220