Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gēbǭ

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *gēbiz +‎ *-ǭ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛː.βɔ̃ː/

Noun

*gēbǭ f[1]

  1. gift

Inflection

Declension of *gēbǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gēbǭ *gēbōniz
vocative *gēbǭ *gēbōniz
accusative *gēbōnų *gēbōnunz
genitive *gēbōniz *gēbōnǫ̂
dative *gēbōni *gēbōmaz
instrumental *gēbōnē *gēbōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gābā
    • Old Saxon: *gāva
      • Middle Low German: gāve
        • Low German:
          • German Low German: Gaav
          • Westphalian:
            Suerländer-Märkisch: Gaabe
            Westmünsterländisch: Gaabe
        • Plautdietsch: Gow
    • Old Dutch: gāva
    • Old High German: *gāba
  • Old Norse: gáfa (late, possibly borrowed from Middle Low German)
    • Icelandic: gáfa
    • Faroese: gáva
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: gave
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: gåve
    • Swedish: gāva
    • Danish: gave (likely borrowed or influenced by Middle Low German)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒēbō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
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