Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habīgaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, grasp, have, hold”), equivalent to *habjaną +‎ *-īgaz. Compare Latin capāx (“large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.βiː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*habīgaz

heavy, weighty
grave, severe

Inflection

Declension of *habīgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*habīgaz	*habīgō	*habīgą, -atō	*habīgai	*habīgôz	*habīgō
accusative	*habīganǭ	*habīgǭ	*habīgą, -atō	*habīganz	*habīgōz	*habīgō
genitive	*habīgas, -is	*habīgaizōz	*habīgas, -is	*habīgaizǫ̂	*habīgaizǫ̂	*habīgaizǫ̂
dative	*habīgammai	*habīgaizōi	*habīgammai	*habīgaimaz	*habīgaimaz	*habīgaimaz
instrumental	*habīganō	*habīgaizō	*habīganō	*habīgaimiz	*habīgaimiz	*habīgaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*habīgô	*habīgǭ	*habīgô	*habīganiz	*habīgōniz	*habīgōnō
accusative	*habīganų	*habīgōnų	*habīgô	*habīganunz	*habīgōnunz	*habīgōnō
genitive	*habīginiz	*habīgōniz	*habīginiz	*habīganǫ̂	*habīgōnǫ̂	*habīganǫ̂
dative	*habīgini	*habīgōni	*habīgini	*habīgammaz	*habīgōmaz	*habīgammaz
instrumental	*habīginē	*habīgōnē	*habīginē	*habīgammiz	*habīgōmiz	*habīgammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *habīg
- Old English: hefiġ, hæfiġ, hefeġ
  - Middle English: heviȝ, hevy
    - English: heavy
      - Sranan Tongo: hebi
    - Scots: hivie, hevy, havy
- Old Frisian: *hefich
  - Saterland Frisian: heeuwich, häwich
  - West Frisian: hevich
- Old Saxon: heƀig, hevig
  - Middle Low German: hēvich
    - German Low German: hevig
- Old Dutch: hevig
  - Middle Dutch: hēvich
    - Dutch: hevig
      - Afrikaans: hewig
- Old High German: hebīg, *hefīg, *hevīg
  - Middle High German: hevec, *hebig
    - Cimbrian: hévig
    - German: hebig