Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōbijaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
The causative-iterative formation to a lost strong verb *afaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to labor, work”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*ōbijaną
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *ōbijaną (weak class 1)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old Frisian: ēwa, jōwa
- Old Saxon: ōbian, ōvian
- Old Dutch: *uoven
- Old High German: uoben, uaben, uopen
- Old Norse: *œfa
- Icelandic: æfa