Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raubijaną

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 *Hrewp- (to snatch). According to Kroonen the verb is a merger of:[1]

  • An intensive formation equivalent to *reufaną (to tear) +‎ *-janą.
  • A denominal formation equivalent to *raubaz (robbery) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*raubijaną[1]

  1. to rob, steal, plunder
  2. to break, tear off

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raubijō *raubijaų *raubijai ?
2nd singular *raubīsi *raubijais *raubī *raubijasai *raubijaisau
3rd singular *raubīþi *raubijai *raubijaþau *raubijaþai *raubijaiþau
1st dual *raubijōs *raubijaiw
2nd dual *raubijaþiz *raubijaiþiz *raubijaþiz
1st plural *raubijamaz *raubijaim *raubijanþai *raubijainþau
2nd plural *raubīþ *raubijaiþ *raubīþ *raubijanþai *raubijainþau
3rd plural *raubijanþi *raubijain *raubijanþau *raubijanþai *raubijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raubidǭ *raubidēdį̄
2nd singular *raubidēz *raubidēdīz
3rd singular *raubidē *raubidēdī
1st dual *raubidēdū *raubidēdīw
2nd dual *raubidēdudiz *raubidēdīdiz
1st plural *raubidēdum *raubidēdīm
2nd plural *raubidēdud *raubidēdīd
3rd plural *raubidēdun *raubidēdīn
present past
participles *raubijandz *raubidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *raubijan
  • Old Norse: reyfa
    • Icelandic: reyfa
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: røyva
    • Swedish: röva
    • Danish: røve
      • Norwegian Bokmål: røve
      • Faroese: røva
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: røva

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*raubjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 406