Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrepaną

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

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-b- (to scratch, to engrave). The current form with -p- was influenced by the iteratives, the presumed primary form *skrebaną (to scratch) is unattested. Related to *skerpaną and *skerbaną (to scratch).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈskre.pɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *skrepaną[1][2]

    1. to scratch, scrape

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *skrepaną (strong class 5)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *skrepō *skrepaų *skrepai ?
    2nd singular *skripizi *skrepaiz *skrep *skrepazai *skrepaizau
    3rd singular *skripidi *skrepai *skrepadau *skrepadai *skrepaidau
    1st dual *skrepōz *skrepaiw
    2nd dual *skrepadiz *skrepaidiz *skrepadiz
    1st plural *skrepamaz *skrepaim *skrepandai *skrepaindau
    2nd plural *skripid *skrepaid *skripid *skrepandai *skrepaindau
    3rd plural *skrepandi *skrepain *skrepandau *skrepandai *skrepaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *skrap *skrēpį̄
    2nd singular *skraft *skrēpīz
    3rd singular *skrap *skrēpī
    1st dual *skrēpū *skrēpīw
    2nd dual *skrēpudiz *skrēpīdiz
    1st plural *skrēpum *skrēpīm
    2nd plural *skrēpud *skrēpīd
    3rd plural *skrēpun *skrēpīn
    present past
    participles *skrepandz *skrepanaz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *skrepan
      • Old English: sċrepan
        • Middle English: screpen, schrepen
      • Old Saxon: *skrepan
        • Middle Low German: schrēpen
      • Old Dutch: *skrepan
        • Middle Dutch: schrēpen
      • Old High German: *skrepfan, *skreffan

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*skerban- ~ *skerpan- ~ *skrepan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 444
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*skrepanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 344