Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēbijaną
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō, “to dip, submerge”), Persian ژرف (žarf), and Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra), whence Hindi गहरा (gahrā).
Pronunciation
Verb
*kwēbijaną[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *kwēbijaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*kwēbjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315