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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krimpaną

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

Originally *krimbaną, with contamination of -p- from the iterative *krumpōną, from Pre-Germanic *grembʰ-, a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-. Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ (hump).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrim.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krimpaną[1][2]

  1. to shrink, draw back

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *krumpijaną

Descendants

  • Old English: *crimpan (attested in ġecrympan)
  • Old Frisian: *krimpa
  • Old Saxon: *krimpan
  • Old Dutch: *crimpan
  • Old High German: *krimpfan, *krimphan, *krimfan (attested as krimfit)
    • Middle High German: krimpfen, grimpfen
      • German: krimpfen
  • Old Norse: kreppa, *krimpa (eastern); kroppinn (ppt.)

References

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