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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/suppōną

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

Kroonen reconstructs the Pre-Germanic form as *su(H)ph₃néh₂-, with dissimilation of the first laryngeal, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (to pour) + *peh₃- (to drink). The strong verb *sūpaną (to guzzle, soak) was likely back-formed from the iterative. Related to Sanskrit सूप (sūpa, soup, broth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*suppōną

  1. to soak

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *supp- in the singular, *sub- in the non-singular.

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *soppōn
    • Old English: soppian
    • Old Frisian: *sopja
    • Old Dutch: *soppon
    • Old High German: soffōn, sofōn
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐍀𐍉𐌽 (supōn)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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