Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/abbjōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *abbjā (ebb) +‎ *-ōn, from Proto-Germanic *ab (off, away), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *apó.

Verb edit

*abbjōn

  1. to ebb, recede (of water)

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *abbjōn
1st sg. past *abbjōdā
Infinitive *abbjōn
Genitive infin. *abbjōnijas
Dative infin. *abbjōnijē
Instrum. infin. *abbjōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *abbjō *abbjōdā
2nd singular *abbjōs *abbjōdēs, *abbjōdōs
3rd singular *abbjōþ *abbjōdē, *abbjōdā
1st plural *abbjōm *abbjōdum
2nd plural *abbjōþ *abbjōdud
3rd plural *abbjōnþ *abbjōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *abbjō *abbjōdī
2nd singular *abbjōs *abbjōdī
3rd singular *abbjō *abbjōdī
1st plural *abbjōm *abbjōdīm
2nd plural *abbjōþ *abbjōdīd
3rd plural *abbjōn *abbjōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *abbjō
Plural *abbjōþ
Present Past
Participle *abbjōndī *abbjōd

Descendants edit

  • Old English: ebbian
  • Old Saxon: *ebbōn, *ebbiōn
  • Old Dutch: *ebbon
  • >? Old High German: *ebben
    • ? Old High German: firebben (only attested once, a class 1 weak verb)