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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Probably represents a zero-grade agent n-stem derived from the lost strong verb *afaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work”). The semantics probably developed from "he who works, labors" > "man of the household". However, Kroonen is skeptical and prefers to take the word as a Germanic-specific nursery word.
Pronunciation
Noun
*abô m
- husband
Inflection
The plural forms preserve the zero-grade forms of the suffix. The dative plural form was apparently taken from the a-stems.
Declension of *abô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*abô
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*abniz
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| vocative
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*abô
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*abniz
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| accusative
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*abanų
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*abnuz
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| genitive
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*abniz
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*abnǫ̂
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| dative
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*abni
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*abnamaz
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| instrumental
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*abnē
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*abnamiz
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
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