Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drōbēn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *drōbī (“turbid”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*drōbēn

  1. to become sad, to disturb
  2. to become murky or dark

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *drōbēn
1st sg. past *drōb?dā
Infinitive *drōbēn
Genitive infin. *drōbēnijas
Dative infin. *drōbēnijē
Instrum. infin. *drōbēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *drōbē *drōb?dā
2nd singular *drōbēs *drōb?dēs, *drōb?dēs
3rd singular *drōbēþ *drōb?dē, *drōb?dā
1st plural *drōbēm *drōb?dum
2nd plural *drōbēþ *drōb?dud
3rd plural *drōbēnþ *drōb?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *drōbē *drōb?dī
2nd singular *drōbēs *drōb?dī
3rd singular *drōbē *drōb?dī
1st plural *drōbēm *drōb?dīm
2nd plural *drōbēþ *drōb?dīd
3rd plural *drōbēn *drōb?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *drōbē
Plural *drōbēþ
Present Past
Participle *drōbēndī *drōb?d

Descendants

  • Old English: *drōfian
  • Old Frisian: *drōvia
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: bidrouvje
    • West Frisian: drôvje
  • Old Saxon: *drōvōn
  • Old Dutch: *druovon
  • Old High German: truobēn, truobōn
    • Middle High German: truoben
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