Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wabją

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

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From *webaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑβ.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wabją n

1. web, something woven

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wabją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wabją	*wabjō
vocative	*wabją	*wabjō
accusative	*wabją	*wabjō
genitive	*wabjas, *wabis	*wabjǫ̂
dative	*wabjai	*wabjamaz
instrumental	*wabjō	*wabjamiz

Descendants

• Old English: webb
  • Middle English: webbe
    • English: web
    • Scots: wab, wob
• Old Frisian: webb, wobb, web, wob
  • Saterland Frisian: Wäb
  • West Frisian: web
• Old Saxon: webbi
  • Middle Low German: webbe, wobbe
• Old Dutch: *webbi
  • Middle Dutch: webbe
    • Dutch: web
• Old High German: webbi, weppi
  • Middle High German: webbe, weppe
• Old Norse: vefr
  • Danish: væv
  • Faroese: vevur
  • Icelandic: vefur
  • Norwegian: vev
  • Old Swedish: væver
    • Swedish: väv