Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þebōną

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tep- (warm; hot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθe.βɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þebōną

  1. To heat; make hot
  2. To be heated; be hot

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þebōn
    • Old English: þefian
      • Old English: ofþefian
      • ? Old English: þefel (mulled wine, must, cider)
  • Old Norse: þefa; (þefja)