Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ruppōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *Hrupnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *reufaną (to break off, open).[1]

Verb

*ruppōną[1]

  1. to tear off
  2. to rub
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *rupp- against non-singular *rub-

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ruppō *ruppǭ *ruppōi ?
2nd singular *ruppōsi *ruppōs *ruppō *ruppōsai *ruppōsau
3rd singular *ruppōþi *ruppō *ruppōþau *ruppōþai *ruppōþau
1st dual *ruppōs *ruppōw
2nd dual *ruppōþiz *ruppōþiz *ruppōþiz
1st plural *ruppōmaz *ruppōm *ruppōnþai *ruppōnþau
2nd plural *ruppōþ *ruppōþ *ruppōþ *ruppōnþai *ruppōnþau
3rd plural *ruppōnþi *ruppōn *ruppōnþau *ruppōnþai *ruppōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ruppōdǭ *ruppōdēdį̄
2nd singular *ruppōdēz *ruppōdēdīz
3rd singular *ruppōdē *ruppōdēdī
1st dual *ruppōdēdū *ruppōdēdīw
2nd dual *ruppōdēdudiz *ruppōdēdīdiz
1st plural *ruppōdēdum *ruppōdēdīm
2nd plural *ruppōdēdud *ruppōdēdīd
3rd plural *ruppōdēdun *ruppōdēdīn
present past
participles *ruppōndz *ruppōdaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ruppōn
    • >? Old English: *rubbian
      • Middle English: rubben (possibly borrowed)
    • Old Frisian: *robbia
      • Saterland Frisian: robje
    • Old Saxon: *roppōn
    • Old Dutch: *roppon
    • Old High German: ropfōn, *ruphōn
  • Old Norse: ruppa, *rubba

Etymology 2

An iterative verb likely of onomatopoeic origin.[2]

Verb

*ruppōną[2]

  1. to burp, belch
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *rupp- against non-singular *rup-

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ruppō *ruppǭ *ruppōi ?
2nd singular *ruppōsi *ruppōs *ruppō *ruppōsai *ruppōsau
3rd singular *ruppōþi *ruppō *ruppōþau *ruppōþai *ruppōþau
1st dual *ruppōs *ruppōw
2nd dual *ruppōþiz *ruppōþiz *ruppōþiz
1st plural *ruppōmaz *ruppōm *ruppōnþai *ruppōnþau
2nd plural *ruppōþ *ruppōþ *ruppōþ *ruppōnþai *ruppōnþau
3rd plural *ruppōnþi *ruppōn *ruppōnþau *ruppōnþai *ruppōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ruppōdǭ *ruppōdēdį̄
2nd singular *ruppōdēz *ruppōdēdīz
3rd singular *ruppōdē *ruppōdēdī
1st dual *ruppōdēdū *ruppōdēdīw
2nd dual *ruppōdēdudiz *ruppōdēdīdiz
1st plural *ruppōdēdum *ruppōdēdīm
2nd plural *ruppōdēdud *ruppōdēdīd
3rd plural *ruppōdēdun *ruppōdēdīn
present past
participles *ruppōndz *ruppōdaz
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *roppōn
    • Old Dutch: *roppon
    • Old High German: *ropfōn
      • Middle High German: ropfen
  • Old Norse: ropa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rupp/bon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rup(p)on-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418