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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kippōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkip.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

A zero grade iterative formation to an unattested strong verb *kīpaną, whence also *kaipaz.[1]

Verb

*kippōną[1]

  1. to (make) stumble, fall over, tip over
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *kippōn
    • Old Saxon: *kippōn
    • Old High German: *kippōn
  • Old Norse: *kippa
    • Icelandic: kippa
    • Faroese: kippa
    • Elfdalian: tjippas

Etymology 2

Unknown.[2]

Verb

*kippōną[2]

  1. to chop
  2. to pull, snatch
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kippōn- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kippōn- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
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