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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huppijaną

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (to bend; a bend, joint); see *hupiz (hip). Or, derived from the iterative *huppōną ~ *hubbōną, from a Proto-Indo-European *kup-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxup.pi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*huppijaną

  1. (West Germanic) to move up and down; hop

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *huppijan
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: *hyppa
    • ? Proto-Finnic: *hüp'äit'äk (see there for further descendants)
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