Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stab
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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 *stabaz.
Noun[edit]
*stab m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *stab | |
| Genitive | *stabas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *stab | *stabō, *stabōs |
| Accusative | *stab | *stabā |
| Genitive | *stabas | *stabō |
| Dative | *stabē | *stabum |
| Instrumental | *stabu | *stabum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: stæf
- Old Frisian: staf, stef
- Old Saxon: staf
- Old Dutch: *staf
- Old High German: stab, stap
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 147: “PWGmc *stab”