Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tibǭ

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

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to the root of Old Norse tík (“bitch”). A geminate byform *tibbǭ gave German dialectal Zippe, Zibbe (“ewe; doe (hare, rabbit)”), Icelandic tebba (“vixen”), and possibly English tib (“working-class woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiˌβɔː/

Noun

*tibǭ f

1. bitch (female dog)

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *tibǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tibǭ	*tibōniz
vocative	*tibǭ	*tibōniz
accusative	*tibōnų	*tibōnunz
genitive	*tibōniz	*tibōnǫ̂
dative	*tibōni	*tibōmaz
instrumental	*tibōnē	*tibōmiz

Synonyms

• *bikjǭ
• *tauhǭ

Derived terms

• *tibsō/*tipsō

Related terms

• *tīkō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tibā
  • Old English: tife
  • Old Frisian: *tive, *teve
    • Saterland Frisian: Tieuwe
  • Old Saxon: *tiva
    • Middle Low German: teve, tiffe
      • German Low German: Teve, Teev, Tiff
      • → Old Norse: tefja
        • Danish: tæve
        • Swedish: täva; (täfsa (dialectal))
  • Old Dutch: *tiva
    • Middle Dutch: tēve
      • Dutch: teef
        • Afrikaans: teef
        • → West Frisian: teef
  • >? Old High German: *zibba
    • >? Middle High German: *zibbe, *zippe
      • >? German: Zibbe, Zippe (attetsted 19th c.)