Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hēbaz

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Related to *haftijaną (to make bound; to bind, secure).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*hēbaz m[1]

  1. net

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hēbaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hēbaz *hēbōz, *hēbōs
vocative *hēb *hēbōz, *hēbōs
accusative *hēbą *hēbanz
genitive *hēbas, *hēbis *hēbǫ̂
dative *hēbai *hēbamaz
instrumental *hēbō *hēbamiz

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: haaf
  • Old Norse: háfr
  • Proto-Finnic: *habas

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xēbaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 172