Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waibijan

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 *waibijaną.

Verb edit

*waibijan

  1. to move around, to turn
  2. to waver, to go back and forth

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *waibijan
1st sg. past *waibidā
Infinitive *waibijan
Genitive infin. *waibijannjas
Dative infin. *waibijannjē
Instrum. infin. *waibijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *waibiju *waibidā
2nd singular *waibisi *waibidēs, *waibidōs
3rd singular *waibiþi *waibidē, *waibidā
1st plural *waibijum *waibidum
2nd plural *waibiþ *waibidud
3rd plural *waibijanþ *waibidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *waibijē *waibidī
2nd singular *waibijēs *waibidī
3rd singular *waibijē *waibidī
1st plural *waibijēm *waibidīm
2nd plural *waibijēþ *waibidīd
3rd plural *waibijēn *waibidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *waibi
Plural *waibiþ
Present Past
Participle *waibijandī *waibid

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wǣfan
    • Middle English: wēven
      • English: weave (to wander)
  • Old Dutch: *weiven
  • Old High German: weibōn, *weiben (e-conjugation attested in ziweiben)