Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gahabjaną

This Proto-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 1

*ga- +‎ *habjaną.

Verb

*gahabjaną

1. to hold (onto); retain

Descendants

• Old English: gehabban
• Old Saxon: gihebbian
  • Middle Low German: gehebben
    • Low German: gehebben
• Old High German: gihabēn
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gahaban)

Etymology 2

*ga- +‎ *habjaną.

Verb

*gahabjaną

1. to raise

Inflection

Conjugation of *gahabjaną (strong class 6 j-present)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gahabjō	*gahabjaų	—	*gahabjai	?
2nd singular	*gahabisi	*gahabjais	*gahabi	*gahabjasai	*gahabjaisau
3rd singular	*gahabiþi	*gahabjai	*gahabjaþau	*gahabjaþai	*gahabjaiþau
1st dual	*gahabjōs	*gahabjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*gahabjaþiz	*gahabjaiþiz	*gahabjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*gahabjamaz	*gahabjaim	—	*gahabjanþai	*gahabjainþau
2nd plural	*gahabiþ	*gahabjaiþ	*gahabiþ	*gahabjanþai	*gahabjainþau
3rd plural	*gahabjanþi	*gahabjain	*gahabjanþau	*gahabjanþai	*gahabjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gahōf	*gahōbį̄
2nd singular	*gahōft	*gahōbīz
3rd singular	*gahōf	*gahōbī
1st dual	*gahōbū	*gahōbīw
2nd dual	*gahōbudiz	*gahōbīdiz
1st plural	*gahōbum	*gahōbīm
2nd plural	*gahōbud	*gahōbīd
3rd plural	*gahōbun	*gahōbīn
	present	past
participles	*gahabjandz	*gahabanaz

Descendants

• Old English: ġehebban
• Old Saxon: gihebbian