Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jabai
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom *jabai (“on (the) condition”), dative case of *jabą (“condition, stipulation, hesitation, doubt”), from *ja, demonstrative/relative pronoun; or from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós (“already”). Cognate with Lithuanian jei (“if, when”), Albanian po.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
edit*jabai
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *jabē, *jabu
- Old Norse: ef, if
- Gothic: 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 (jabai), 𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (ibai), 𐌹𐌱𐌰 (iba);
Further reading
edit- Gerhard Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, i