Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dūban

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 Proto-Germanic *dūbaną.

Verb edit

*dūban

  1. to dive
  2. to sink

Inflection edit

Strong class 2
Infinitive *dūban
1st sg. past *daub
3rd pl. past *dubun
Past ptcple *doban
Infinitive *dūban
Genitive infin. *dūbannjas
Dative infin. *dūbannjē
Instrum. infin. *dūbannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dūbu *daub
2nd singular *dūbiʀi *dubī
3rd singular *dūbidi *daub
1st plural *dūbum *dubum
2nd plural *dūbid *dubud
3rd plural *dūband *dubun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dūbē *dubī
2nd singular *dūbēs *dubī
3rd singular *dūbē *dubī
1st plural *dūbēm *dubīm
2nd plural *dūbēþ *dubīd
3rd plural *dūbēn *dubīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dūb
Plural *dūbid
Present Past
Participle *dūbandī *doban

Descendants edit

  • Old English: dūfan
  • Old Dutch: *bidūvan