Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gebu

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebō. Equivalent to *geban (to give) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*gebu f[1]

  1. gift
    Synonym: *gābā

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *gebu
Genitive *gebā
Singular Plural
Nominative *gebu *gebō
Accusative *gebā *gebā
Genitive *gebā *gebō
Dative *gebē *gebōm, *gebum
Instrumental *gebu *gebōm, *gebum

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 114:*gebu