Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þebu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Unknown; compare *þebōn (“to be heated”), but the semantic gap is hard to bridge.

Noun

*þebu f

  1. (Anglo-Frisian) A young ewe.

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *þebu
Genitive *þebā
Singular Plural
Nominative *þebu *þebō
Accusative *þebā *þebā
Genitive *þebā *þebō
Dative *þebē *þebōm, *þebum
Instrumental *þebu *þebōm, *þebum

Descendants

  • Old English: *þeofu
  • Old Frisian: *theve
    • North Frisian:
      Amrum: seew
      Föhr: teew
      Sylt: Teew
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: *thevek
      • North Frisian:
        Amrum: seefk
        Föhr: teefk
      • ⇒ West Frisian: touke

References

  • Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “ei”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary‎[1], Leiden: Leiden University, page 19: “F. teew, E. theave < *tebō?”.
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