Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krappō

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krappō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“a hook, force”), extended form of *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with Old High German krapfo (“a hook, claw, barb”).

Noun

*krappō m

1. a hook

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krappō
Genitive	*krappini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krappō	*krappan
Accusative	*krappan	*krappan
Genitive	*krappini	*krappanō
Dative	*krappini	*krappum
Instrumental	*krappini	*krappum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: krappo
  • Middle Low German: kropp, krop
• Old Dutch: *krappo
  • Middle Dutch: crappe
    • Dutch: krap
• Old High German: krapho, kraffo, krapfo
  • Middle High German: krapfe
    • Alemannic German: Chrapfe
    • German: Krapfe, Krapfen
  • → Italian: graffa
• → Old French: grappe (see there for further descendants)

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