Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōbijaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The causative-iterative formation to a lost strong verb *afaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to labor, work”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*ōbijaną
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *ōbijaną (weak class 1)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old Frisian: ēwa, jōwa
- Old Saxon: ōbian, ōvian
- Old Dutch: *uoven
- Old High German: uoben, uaben, uopen
- Old Norse: *œfa
- Icelandic: æfa