Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwabbā

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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-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (to sink, submerge, dive).

Noun

*kwabbā f

  1. anything soft and firmless; a squishy lump, mass, or lobe; flab
  2. soggy ground
  3. (zoology) a bottom-dwelling fish (e.g. burbot); tadpole

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *kwabbā
Genitive *kwabbōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kwabbā *kwabbōn
Accusative *kwabbōn *kwabbōn
Genitive *kwabbōn *kwabbōnō
Dative *kwabbōn *kwabbōm, *kwabbum
Instrumental *kwabbōn *kwabbōm, *kwabbum

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