Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wabi

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wabją.

Noun

*wabi n

1. something woven
2. web

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wabi, *wabbja
Genitive	*wabbjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wabi, *wabbja	*wabbju
Accusative	*wabi, *wabbja	*wabbju
Genitive	*wabbjas	*wabbjō
Dative	*wabbjē	*wabbjum
Instrumental	*wabbju	*wabbjum

Derived terms

• *godawabi

Descendants

• Old English: webb
  • Middle English: web, webb, webbe, webe, weob
    • English: web
    • Scots: wab, wob
• Old Frisian: webb, wobb, web, wob
  • North Frisian:

    Föhr-Amrum: wääb

  • Saterland Frisian: Wäb
  • West Frisian: web
• Old Saxon: webbi
  • Middle Low German: webbe, wobbe
    • ⇒ Low German: Spinnenwebb, Spinnenwubb, Spinnenwübb
• Old Dutch: *webbi
  • Middle Dutch: webbe
    • Dutch: web
• Old High German: webbi, weppi
  • Middle High German: webbe, weppe
    • ⇒ German: Spinnwebe