Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabed

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-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *bedą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.ˈbe.ðɑ̃/

Noun

*gabed n

1. request; supplication; prayer

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *gabed (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gabed	*gabiiz
vocative	*gabe	*gabiiz
accusative	*gabeų	*gabeunz
genitive	*gabiiz	*gabeǫ̂
dative	*gabii	*gabeumaz
instrumental	*gabeē	*gabiumiz

Derived terms

• *gabidjaną

Descendants

• Old English: ġebed
  • Middle English: ȝebed, ibede
• Old Saxon: gibed
  • Middle Low German: gebet
    • German Low German: Gebedd
    • → Saterland Frisian: Gebäd
• Old Dutch: gebet
  • Middle Dutch: gebet
    • Dutch: gebed
    • → West Frisian: gebet
• Old High German: gibet
  • Middle High German: gebët
    • German: Gebet