Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōbiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *habjaną (to have; to hold).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔː.βiz/

Adjective

*hōbiz[1]

  1. fitting, proper

Inflection

Declension of *hōbiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hōbiz *hōbī *hōbį, *-jatō *hōbijai *hōbijôz *hōbijō
accusative *hōbijanǭ *hōbijǭ *hōbį, *-jatō *hōbijanz *hōbijōz *hōbijō
genitive *hōbijas, *hōbīs *hōbijaizōz *hōbijas, *hōbīs *hōbijaizǫ̂ *hōbijaizǫ̂ *hōbijaizǫ̂
dative *hōbijammai *hōbijaizōi *hōbijammai *hōbijaimaz *hōbijaimaz *hōbijaimaz
instrumental *hōbijanō *hōbijaizō *hōbijanō *hōbijaimiz *hōbijaimiz *hōbijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hōbijô *hōbijǭ *hōbijô *hōbijaniz *hōbijōniz *hōbijōnō
accusative *hōbijanų *hōbijōnų *hōbijô *hōbijanunz *hōbijōnunz *hōbijōnō
genitive *hōbīniz *hōbijōniz *hōbīniz *hōbijanǫ̂ *hōbijōnǫ̂ *hōbijanǫ̂
dative *hōbīni *hōbijōni *hōbīni *hōbijammaz *hōbijōmaz *hōbijammaz
instrumental *hōbīnē *hōbijōnē *hōbīnē *hōbijammiz *hōbijōmiz *hōbijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hōbī
    • Old English: *hēfe
  • Old Norse: hœfr, hǿfr
  • Gothic: *𐌷𐍉𐌱𐍃 (*hōbs)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xēbiz~xōbiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172