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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krimmaną

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 *gremH-. Cognate with Lithuanian grùmti (“to push, shove”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrim.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krimmaną[1][2]

  1. to crumble
  2. to push, squeeze

Inflection
Conjugation of *krimmaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *krimmō*krimmaų—*krimmai ?
2nd singular *krimmizi*krimmaiz*krimm*krimmazai*krimmaizau
3rd singular *krimmidi*krimmai*krimmadau*krimmadai*krimmaidau
1st dual *krimmōz*krimmaiw———
2nd dual *krimmadiz*krimmaidiz*krimmadiz——
1st plural *krimmamaz*krimmaim—*krimmandai*krimmaindau
2nd plural *krimmid*krimmaid*krimmid*krimmandai*krimmaindau
3rd plural *krimmandi*krimmain*krimmandau*krimmandai*krimmaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kramm*krummį̄
2nd singular *krammt*krummīz
3rd singular *kramm*krummī
1st dual *krummū*krummīw
2nd dual *krummudiz*krummīdiz
1st plural *krummum*krummīm
2nd plural *krummud*krummīd
3rd plural *krummun*krummīn
present past
participles *krimmandz*krummanaz

Derived terms
  • *krammijaną

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *krimman
    • Old English: crimman
    • Old High German: krimman

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*krimman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kremmanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 221
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