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