Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krappō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“a hook, force”), extended form of *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with Old High German krapfo (“a hook, claw, barb”).

Noun

*krappō m

a hook

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krappō
Genitive	*krappini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krappō	*krappan
Accusative	*krappan	*krappan
Genitive	*krappini	*krappanō
Dative	*krappini	*krappum
Instrumental	*krappini	*krappum

Descendants

Old Saxon: krappo
- Middle Low German: kropp, krop
Old Dutch: *krappo
- Middle Dutch: crappe
  - Dutch: krap
Old High German: krapho, kraffo, krapfo
- Middle High German: krapfe
  - Alemannic German: Chrapfe
  - German: Krapfe, Krapfen
- → Italian: graffa
→ Old French: grappe (see there for further descendants)

References

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