Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/abbjōn

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

From *abbjā (“ebb”) +‎ *-ōn, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“off, away”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *apó.

Verb

*abbjōn

  1. to ebb, recede (of water)

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *abbjōn
1st sg. past *abbjōdā
Infinitive *abbjōn
Genitive infin. *abbjōnijas
Dative infin. *abbjōnijē
Instrum. infin. *abbjōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *abbjō *abbjōdā
2nd singular *abbjōs *abbjōdēs, *abbjōdōs
3rd singular *abbjōþ *abbjōdē, *abbjōdā
1st plural *abbjōm *abbjōdum
2nd plural *abbjōþ *abbjōdud
3rd plural *abbjōnþ *abbjōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *abbjō *abbjōdī
2nd singular *abbjōs *abbjōdī
3rd singular *abbjō *abbjōdī
1st plural *abbjōm *abbjōdīm
2nd plural *abbjōþ *abbjōdīd
3rd plural *abbjōn *abbjōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *abbjō
Plural *abbjōþ
Present Past
Participle *abbjōndī *abbjōd

Derived terms

  • *abbjungu

Descendants

  • Old English: ebbian
  • Old Saxon: *ebbōn, *ebbiōn
  • Old Dutch: *ebbon
  • >? Old High German: *ebben
    • ⇒? Old High German: firebben (only attested once, a class 1 weak verb)
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