Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabbōn

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 *gabbōną.

Verb

*gabbōn

  1. to joke, mock
  2. to laugh

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gabbōn
1st sg. past *gabbōdā
Infinitive *gabbōn
Genitive infin. *gabbōnijas
Dative infin. *gabbōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gabbōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gabbō *gabbōdā
2nd singular *gabbōs *gabbōdēs, *gabbōdōs
3rd singular *gabbōþ *gabbōdē, *gabbōdā
1st plural *gabbōm *gabbōdum
2nd plural *gabbōþ *gabbōdud
3rd plural *gabbōnþ *gabbōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gabbō *gabbōdī
2nd singular *gabbōs *gabbōdī
3rd singular *gabbō *gabbōdī
1st plural *gabbōm *gabbōdīm
2nd plural *gabbōþ *gabbōdīd
3rd plural *gabbōn *gabbōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gabbō
Plural *gabbōþ
Present Past
Participle *gabbōndī *gabbōd

Descendants

  • Old English: *gabbian, gabban
    • Middle English: gabben
      • English: gab
        • ⇒ English: gabble (possibly borrowed from Dutch)
  • Old Frisian: gabbia
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: gabbelje
    • West Frisian: gabbje
  • Old Saxon: *gabbōn
    • Middle Low German: gabben
      • ⇒ German Low German: gabbeln
  • Old Dutch: *gabbon
    • Middle Dutch: gabben
      • Dutch: gabben
        • →⇒ Swedish: begabba
        • ⇒ Dutch: gabbelen
      • ⇒ Dutch: ginnegappen, ginnegabben, ginnegaffen
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