Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dobbā

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 Proto-Germanic *dubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“hollow, deep”).

Noun

*dobbā f

  1. depression, hollow
  2. pit
  3. trench, ditch

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *dobbā
Genitive *dobbōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *dobbā *dobbōn
Accusative *dobbōn *dobbōn
Genitive *dobbōn *dobbōnō
Dative *dobbōn *dobbōm, *dobbum
Instrumental *dobbōn *dobbōm, *dobbum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *dobbe f; *dobba m
    • Saterland Frisian: Dobbe m
    • West Frisian: dobbe m or f
  • Old Saxon: *dobba
    • Middle Low German: dobbe
      • German Low German: Dobbe, Dobb
  • Old Dutch: *dobba
    • Middle Dutch: dobbe
      • Dutch: dobbe
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