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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krabblōną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From *krabbô (crab) + *-lōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑb.blɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krabblōną

  1. (intransitive) to crawl, paw
  2. (transitive) to touch continuously

Inflection

  • *krabbōną

Descendants

  • Old English: *crabblian (possibly (?))
    • Middle English: *crabbelen
      • English: crabble (likely borrowed from Dutch or Low German)
  • Old Frisian: *krablia, *kravlia
    • Saterland Frisian: krabbelje, krauelje
  • Old Saxon: *krabbalōn
  • Old Dutch: *krabbalon
  • Old High German: *krabbalōn
  • Old Norse: krafla (< *krablōną)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*krablōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 220
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