Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreupaną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

  • Back-formation from the iterative *druppōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂-, from *dʰrebʰ- (to drop, drip).[1] Also compare *drupô (a drop).

    Pronunciation

    IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *dreupaną[1][2]

    1. to droop; drip

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *dreupaną (strong class 2)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *dreupō *dreupaų *dreupai ?
    2nd singular *driupizi *dreupaiz *dreup *dreupazai *dreupaizau
    3rd singular *driupidi *dreupai *dreupadau *dreupadai *dreupaidau
    1st dual *dreupōz *dreupaiw
    2nd dual *dreupadiz *dreupaidiz *dreupadiz
    1st plural *dreupamaz *dreupaim *dreupandai *dreupaindau
    2nd plural *driupid *dreupaid *driupid *dreupandai *dreupaindau
    3rd plural *dreupandi *dreupain *dreupandau *dreupandai *dreupaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *draup *drupį̄
    2nd singular *drauft *drupīz
    3rd singular *draup *drupī
    1st dual *drupū *drupīw
    2nd dual *drupudiz *drupīdiz
    1st plural *drupum *drupīm
    2nd plural *drupud *drupīd
    3rd plural *drupun *drupīn
    present past
    participles *dreupandz *drupanaz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *dreupan
      • Old English: drēopan
        • Middle English: drepen, drepe
      • Old Frisian: driāpa
        • Saterland Frisian: drjupe
        • West Frisian: drippe, dripje
      • Old Saxon: driopan
      • Old Dutch: driopan, driepan
      • Old High German: triofan
    • Old Norse: drjúpa
    • ? Proto-Finnic: *rüüp'ät'äk (to sip, drink) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*dreupan-~*drūpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*dreupanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 76