Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wabjaną

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 *webaną (“to weave”) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wabjaną[2][1]

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

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wabjō *wabjaų — *wabjai ?
2nd singular *wabisi *wabjais *wabi *wabjasai *wabjaisau
3rd singular *wabiþi *wabjai *wabjaþau *wabjaþai *wabjaiþau
1st dual *wabjōs *wabjaiw — — —
2nd dual *wabjaþiz *wabjaiþiz *wabjaþiz — —
1st plural *wabjamaz *wabjaim — *wabjanþai *wabjainþau
2nd plural *wabiþ *wabjaiþ *wabiþ *wabjanþai *wabjainþau
3rd plural *wabjanþi *wabjain *wabjanþau *wabjanþai *wabjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wabidǭ *wabidēdį̄
2nd singular *wabidēz *wabidēdīz
3rd singular *wabidē *wabidēdī
1st dual *wabidēdū *wabidēdīw
2nd dual *wabidēdudiz *wabidēdīdiz
1st plural *wabidēdum *wabidēdīm
2nd plural *wabidēdud *wabidēdīd
3rd plural *wabidēdun *wabidēdīn
present past
participles *wabjandz *wabidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wabbjan
    • Old English: webbian
  • Old Norse: vefja

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wabjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 564
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wabjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 438
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