Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habjaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

    From an innovated post-Indo-European stative present *kh₂ph₁yé-, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to seize).[1]

    Verb

    *habjaną

    1. to have, to hold
    Inflection
    Conjugation of (weak class 3 j-present)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *habjō *habjaų
    2nd singular *habaisi *habjais *habai
    3rd singular *habaiþi *habjai *habjaþau
    1st dual *habjōs *habjaiw
    2nd dual *habjaþiz *habjaiþiz *habjaþiz
    1st plural *habjamaz *habjaim
    2nd plural *habaiþ *habjaiþ *habaiþ
    3rd plural *habjanþi *habjain *habjanþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *habdǭ *habdēdį̄
    2nd singular *habdēz *habdēdīz
    3rd singular *habdē *habdēdī
    1st dual *habdēdū *habdēdīw
    2nd dual *habdēdudiz *habdēdīdiz
    1st plural *habdēdum *habdēdīm
    2nd plural *habdēdud *habdēdīd
    3rd plural *habdēdun *habdēdīn
    present past
    participles *habjandz *habdaz
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Proto-West Germanic: *habbjan (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Norse: hafa
    • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban)

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (to seize), and thus related to the "have" sense of Etymology 1.[2]

      Verb

      *habjaną

      1. to lift, heave
      Inflection
      Conjugation of (strong class 6 j-present)
      active voice passive voice
      present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
      1st singular *habjō *habjaų *habjai ?
      2nd singular *habisi *habjais *habi *habjasai *habjaisau
      3rd singular *habiþi *habjai *habjaþau *habjaþai *habjaiþau
      1st dual *habjōs *habjaiw
      2nd dual *habjaþiz *habjaiþiz *habjaþiz
      1st plural *habjamaz *habjaim *habjanþai *habjainþau
      2nd plural *habiþ *habjaiþ *habiþ *habjanþai *habjainþau
      3rd plural *habjanþi *habjain *habjanþau *habjanþai *habjainþau
      past tense indicative subjunctive
      1st singular *hōf *hōbį̄
      2nd singular *hōft *hōbīz
      3rd singular *hōf *hōbī
      1st dual *hōbū *hōbīw
      2nd dual *hōbudiz *hōbīdiz
      1st plural *hōbum *hōbīm
      2nd plural *hōbud *hōbīd
      3rd plural *hōbun *hōbīn
      present past
      participles *habjandz *habanaz
      Derived terms
      • *habiþlą
      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*habēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
      2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hafjan- ~ *habjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 198