Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/habbjan

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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 1

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Verb

*habbjan

  1. to have
Inflection
Class 3 weak j-present
Infinitive *habbjan
1st sg. past *habdā
Infinitive *habbjan
Genitive infin. *habbjannjas
Dative infin. *habbjannjē
Instrum. infin. *habbjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *habbju *habdā
2nd singular *habēs *habdēs, *habdōs
3rd singular *habēþ *habdē, *habdā
1st plural *habbjum *habdum
2nd plural *habēþ *habdud
3rd plural *habbjanþ *habdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *habbjē *habdī
2nd singular *habbjēs *habdī
3rd singular *habbjē *habdī
1st plural *habbjēm *habdīm
2nd plural *habbjēþ *habdīd
3rd plural *habbjēn *habdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *habē
Plural *habēþ
Present Past
Participle *habbjandī *habd
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Verb

*habbjan

  1. to lift
Inflection
Strong class 6 j-present
Infinitive *habbjan
1st sg. past *hōb
3rd pl. past *hōbun
Past ptcple *haban
Infinitive *habbjan
Genitive infin. *habbjannjas
Dative infin. *habbjannjē
Instrum. infin. *habbjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *habbju *hōb
2nd singular *habiʀi *hōbī
3rd singular *habidi *hōb
1st plural *habbjum *hōbum
2nd plural *habid *hōbud
3rd plural *habbjand *hōbun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *habbjē *hōbī
2nd singular *habbjēs *hōbī
3rd singular *habbjē *hōbī
1st plural *habbjēm *hōbīm
2nd plural *habbjēþ *hōbīd
3rd plural *habbjēn *hōbīn
Imperative Present
Singular *habi
Plural *habid
Present Past
Participle *habbjandī *haban
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 131:PWGmc *habja- ~ *habē-
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51:PWGmc *[habʲbʲan]