Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sibbju

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sibjō.

Noun[edit]

*sibbju f[1]

  1. relationship, kinship

Inflection[edit]

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *sibbju
Genitive *sibbjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *sibbju *sibbjō
Accusative *sibbjā *sibbjā
Genitive *sibbjā *sibbjō
Dative *sibbjē *sibbjōm, *sibbjum
Instrumental *sibbju *sibbjōm, *sibbjum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sibb
    • Middle English: sibbe, sib
  • Old Frisian: sibbe
  • Old Saxon: sibbia
  • Old Dutch: *sibba
    • Middle Dutch: sibbe
      • Dutch: sibbe (possibly a loanword from Frisian)
  • Old High German: sippea, sibba, sippa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51:PWGmc *[sibʲbʲu]