Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gābā

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 *gēbǭ. Cognate with Old Norse gáfa, sometimes suggested to be a borrowing from West Germanic.

Noun edit

*gābā f

  1. gift
    Synonym: *gebu

Inflection edit

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *gābā
Genitive *gābōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *gābā *gābōn
Accusative *gābōn *gābōn
Genitive *gābōn *gābōnō
Dative *gābōn *gābōm, *gābum
Instrumental *gābōn *gābōm, *gābum

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: *gāva
    • Middle Low German: gāve
      • Low German:
        • German Low German: Gaav
        • Westphalian:
          Suerländer-Märkisch: Gaabe
          Westmünsterländisch: Gaabe
      • Plautdietsch: Gow
  • Old Dutch: *gāva
  • Old High German: *gāba