Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalbijaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *hwalbaz (“curved, vaulted”) + *-janą or a causative verb from *hwelbaną (“to curve, vault”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editInflection
editConjugation of *hwalbijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *hwalbijan
- Old Norse: hvelfa