Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wabbjan

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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 *wabjaną. The causative to *weban (to weave).

Verb

*wabbjan

  1. to cause to weave
  2. to wrap, entangle

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wabbjan
1st sg. past *wabidā
Infinitive *wabbjan
Genitive infin. *wabbjannjas
Dative infin. *wabbjannjē
Instrum. infin. *wabbjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wabbju *wabidā
2nd singular *wabisi *wabidēs, *wabidōs
3rd singular *wabiþi *wabidē, *wabidā
1st plural *wabbjum *wabidum
2nd plural *wabiþ *wabidud
3rd plural *wabbjanþ *wabidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wabbjē *wabidī
2nd singular *wabbjēs *wabidī
3rd singular *wabbjē *wabidī
1st plural *wabbjēm *wabidīm
2nd plural *wabbjēþ *wabidīd
3rd plural *wabbjēn *wabidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wabi
Plural *wabiþ
Present Past
Participle *wabbjandī *wabid

Descendants

  • Old English: webbian