Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rebā

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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

Unknown; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁p- (“to creep”)[1]. If so, possibly related to Latin rēpō (“to creap, crawl”)[2].

Noun

*rebā f

  1. ivy

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *rebā
Genitive *rebōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *rebā *rebōn
Accusative *rebōn *rebōn
Genitive *rebōn *rebōnō
Dative *rebōn *rebōm, *rebum
Instrumental *rebōn *rebōm, *rebum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: reva
  • Old Dutch: reva
  • Old High German: reba, röba

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*Hreh₁p-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 500
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Rebe”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 586
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