Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rōbijā

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

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *rōbijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rāp-yéh₂, from *(s)rā́ps (“turnip”).[1]

Noun

*rōbijā f[1]

  1. beet
  2. turnip

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *rōbijā
Genitive *rōbijōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *rōbijā *rōbijōn
Accusative *rōbijōn *rōbijōn
Genitive *rōbijōn *rōbijōnō
Dative *rōbijōn *rōbijōm, *rōbijum
Instrumental *rōbijōn *rōbijōm, *rōbijum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *rēbā

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *rōvia
    • Middle Low German: rö̂ve
      • Low German: Rööv
      • →? Swedish: rova
      • →? Danish: roe, (dialectal) rove
  • Old Dutch: *ruova
    • Middle Dutch: rôve, roeve
      • Dutch: reuf (dialectal)
  • Old High German: ruoba, ruoppa
    • Middle High German: rüebe, ruobe

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rōbjōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rōƀ(j)ōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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