Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōbijaną
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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
The causative-iterative formation to a lost strong verb *afaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to labor, work”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*ōbijaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *ōbijaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
Descendants
- Old Frisian: ēwa, jōwa
- Old Saxon: ōbian, ōvian
- Old Dutch: *uoven
- Old High German: uoben, uaben, uopen
- Old Norse: *œfa
- Icelandic: æfa
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ōbjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393