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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ruppōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ruppōną

  1. to tear off

Inflection

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

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: roppen
  • Middle Dutch: roppen
  • Old High German: rophōn, *ruphōn
  • Old Norse: ruppa

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 418
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