Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/habu

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, raise”). Related to Proto-Germanic *habą.

Noun

*habu f

1. lift, lifting, elevating

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*habu
Genitive	*habā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*habu	*habō
Accusative	*habā	*habā
Genitive	*habā	*habō
Dative	*habē	*habōm, *habum
Instrumental	*habu	*habōm, *habum

Related terms

• *hab

Descendants

• Old English: *hafu
  • ⇒ Old English: *āhafu
    • ⇒ Old English: ūpāhafu
  • ⇒? Middle English: haftre

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”).

Noun

*habu f

1. having, possession

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*habu
Genitive	*habā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*habu	*habō
Accusative	*habā	*habā
Genitive	*habā	*habō
Dative	*habē	*habōm, *habum
Instrumental	*habu	*habōm, *habum

Derived terms

• *handuhabu

Related terms

• *haft

Descendants

• Old Frisian: have, heve
  • West Frisian: have
• Old Saxon: *hava
  • Middle Low German: hāve
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: handhava
• Old Dutch: hava
  • Middle Dutch: have
    • Dutch: have
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: *hanthava
    • Middle Dutch: hanthave
      • Dutch: handhave, handhaaf, hanteef (dialectal)
• Old High German: haba
  • Middle High German: habe
    • German: Habe
  • ⇒ Old High German: hanthaba
    • Middle High German: hanthabe
      • German: Handhabe