Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰr̥bnéh₂ti

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *gʰrebh₂- (to seize, dig) +‎ *-né- (nasal infix).

Verb

*gʰr̥bnéh₂ti (imperfective)[1][2]

  1. to be seizing, grabbing
  2. to be digging

Inflection

Imperfective, athematic
3rd singular *gʰr̥bnéh₂ti
3rd plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂énti
Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
1st singular *gʰr̥bnéh₂mi *gʰr̥bnā́m *gʰr̥bnéh₂oh₂ *gʰr̥bn̥h₂yéh₁m̥
2nd singular *gʰr̥bnéh₂si *gʰr̥bnéh₂s *gʰr̥bnéh₂, *gʰr̥bn̥h₂dʰí *gʰr̥bnéh₂esi *gʰr̥bn̥h₂yéh₁s
3rd singular *gʰr̥bnéh₂ti *gʰr̥bnéh₂t *gʰr̥bnéh₂tu *gʰr̥bnéh₂eti *gʰr̥bn̥h₂yéh₁t
1st dual *gʰr̥bn̥h₂wós *gʰr̥bn̥h₂wé *gʰr̥bnéh₂owos *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁wé
2nd dual *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tés *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tóm *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tóm *gʰr̥bnéh₂etes *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁tóm
3rd dual *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tés *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tā́m *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tā́m *gʰr̥bnéh₂etes *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁tā́m
1st plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂mós *gʰr̥bn̥h₂mé *gʰr̥bnéh₂omos *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁mé
2nd plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂té *gʰr̥bn̥h₂té *gʰr̥bn̥h₂té *gʰr̥bnéh₂ete *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁té
3rd plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂énti *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ént *gʰr̥bn̥h₂éntu *gʰr̥bnéh₂onti *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁ént
Participle *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ónts
Middle voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
1st singular *gʰr̥bn̥h₂h₂ér *gʰr̥bn̥h₂h₂é *gʰr̥bnéh₂oh₂er *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁h₂é
2nd singular *gʰr̥bn̥h₂th₂ér *gʰr̥bn̥h₂th₂é *gʰr̥bn̥h₂só *gʰr̥bnéh₂eth₂er *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁th₂é
3rd singular *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tór, *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ór *gʰr̥bn̥h₂tó, *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ó *? *gʰr̥bnéh₂etor *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁tó, *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁ó
1st dual *gʰr̥bn̥h₂wósdʰh₂ *gʰr̥bn̥h₂wédʰh₂ *gʰr̥bnéh₂owosdʰh₂ *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁wédʰh₂
2nd dual *? *? *? *? *?
3rd dual *? *? *? *? *?
1st plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂mósdʰh₂ *gʰr̥bn̥h₂médʰh₂ *gʰr̥bnéh₂omosdʰh₂ *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁médʰh₂
2nd plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂dʰh₂wé *gʰr̥bn̥h₂dʰh₂wé *gʰr̥bn̥h₂dʰh₂wé *gʰr̥bnéh₂edʰh₂we *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁dʰh₂wé
3rd plural *gʰr̥bn̥h₂n̥tór, *gʰr̥bn̥h₂rór *gʰr̥bn̥h₂n̥tó, *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ró *? *gʰr̥bnéh₂ontor *gʰr̥bn̥h₂ih₁ró
Participle *gʰr̥bn̥h₂m̥h₁nós

Descendants

  • Proto-Germanic: *gruppōną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gr̥bʰnáHti
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gr̥bʰnáHti
    • Proto-Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬔𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬡𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (gərəβnāiti)

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ghrebh2”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 201
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 454