Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kippōną

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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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

*kippōną[1]

  1. to (make) stumble, fall over, tip over
Inflection[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown.[2]

Verb[edit]

*kippōną[2]

  1. to chop
  2. to pull, snatch
Inflection[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kippōn- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289