Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krakōną

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 *gerg-, *grā- (“to crow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to make a sound, cry hoarsely”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.[1] Cognate with Lithuanian girgždėti (“to creak, squeak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑ.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krakōną

  1. (West Germanic) to crack; crackle; shriek

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *krakō *krakǭ — *krakōi ?
2nd singular *krakōsi *krakōs *krakō *krakōsai *krakōsau
3rd singular *krakōþi *krakō *krakōþau *krakōþai *krakōþau
1st dual *krakōs *krakōw — — —
2nd dual *krakōþiz *krakōþiz *krakōþiz — —
1st plural *krakōmaz *krakōm — *krakōnþai *krakōnþau
2nd plural *krakōþ *krakōþ *krakōþ *krakōnþai *krakōnþau
3rd plural *krakōnþi *krakōn *krakōnþau *krakōnþai *krakōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *krakōdǭ *krakōdēdį̄
2nd singular *krakōdēz *krakōdēdīz
3rd singular *krakōdē *krakōdēdī
1st dual *krakōdēdū *krakōdēdīw
2nd dual *krakōdēdudiz *krakōdēdīdiz
1st plural *krakōdēdum *krakōdēdīm
2nd plural *krakōdēdud *krakōdēdīd
3rd plural *krakōdēdun *krakōdēdīn
present past
participles *krakōndz *krakōdaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “krachen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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