Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krupilaz

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 *kreupaną (to crawl, writhe) +‎ *-ilaz (agent noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkru.pi.lɑz/

Noun

*krupilaz m

  1. a cripple

Inflection

Declension of *krupilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *krupilaz *krupilōz, *krupilōs
vocative *krupil *krupilōz, *krupilōs
accusative *krupilą *krupilanz
genitive *krupilas, *krupilis *krupilǫ̂
dative *krupilai *krupilamaz
instrumental *krupilō *krupilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *krupil
  • Old Norse: kryppill

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*krup(p)ila-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 307