Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ebn
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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 *ebnaz.
Adjective edit
*ebn[1]
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *ebn | ||
| Genitive | *ebnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ebn | *ebnu | *ebn |
| Accusative | *ebnanā | *ebnā | *ebn |
| Genitive | *ebnas | *ebneʀā | *ebnas |
| Dative | *ebnumē | *ebneʀē | *ebnumē |
| Instrumental | *ebnu | *ebneʀu | *ebnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ebnē | *ebnō | *ebnu |
| Accusative | *ebnā | *ebnā | *ebnu |
| Genitive | *ebneʀō | *ebneʀō | *ebneʀō |
| Dative | *ebnēm, *ebnum | *ebnēm, *ebnum | *ebnēm, *ebnum |
| Instrumental | *ebnēm, *ebnum | *ebnēm, *ebnum | *ebnēm, *ebnum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: efn, efen, emn, em
- Old Frisian: even, ivin
- Old Saxon: evan
- Old Dutch: *evan
- Old High German: eban
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331: “PWGmc *ebn”