Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/graipōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *graipōną.

Verb

*graipōn

to grab
to grasp

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*graipōn
1st sg. past	*graipōdā
Infinitive	*graipōn
Genitive infin.	*graipōnijas
Dative infin.	*graipōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*graipōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*graipō	*graipōdā
2nd singular	*graipōs	graipōdēs, graipōdōs
3rd singular	*graipōþ	graipōdē, graipōdā
1st plural	*graipōm	*graipōdum
2nd plural	*graipōþ	*graipōdud
3rd plural	*graipōnþ	*graipōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*graipō	*graipōdī
2nd singular	*graipōs	*graipōdī
3rd singular	*graipō	*graipōdī
1st plural	*graipōm	*graipōdīm
2nd plural	*graipōþ	*graipōdīd
3rd plural	*graipōn	*graipōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*graipō
Plural	*graipōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*graipōndī	*graipōd

Related terms

*grīpan
*grippōn

Descendants

Old English: grāpian
- Middle English: gropen
  - English: grope
Old High German: greifōn
- Middle High German: greifen

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