Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wabją
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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
A collective ja-stem nominal from *webaną (“to weave”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*wabją n
Inflection
| neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wabją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wabją | *wabjō | |
| vocative | *wabją | *wabjō | |
| accusative | *wabją | *wabjō | |
| genitive | *wabjas, *wabis | *wabjǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wabjai | *wabjamaz | |
| instrumental | *wabjō | *wabjamiz | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wabi
- Old English: webb
- Old Frisian: webb, wobb, web, wob
- Old Saxon: webbi
- Middle Low German: webbe, wobbe
- ⇒ Low German: Spinnenwebb, Spinnenwubb, Spinnenwübb
- Middle Low German: webbe, wobbe
- Old Dutch: *webbi
- Old High German: webbi, weppi
- Old Norse: vefr m
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wabja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 563