Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabann

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

Etymology

Deverbal of *gabannan (“to order”), equivalent to *ga- +‎ *bann.

Noun

*gabann m or n

1. a proclamation
2. an order, command, commandment, decree
3. a ban

Inflection

Masculine

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gabann
Genitive	*gabannas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gabann	*gabannō, *gabannōs
Accusative	*gabann	*gabannā
Genitive	*gabannas	*gabannō
Dative	*gabannē	*gabannum
Instrumental	*gabannu	*gabannum

Neuter

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gabann
Genitive	*gabannas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gabann	*gabannu
Accusative	*gabann	*gabannu
Genitive	*gabannas	*gabannō
Dative	*gabannē	*gabannum
Instrumental	*gabannu	*gabannum

Derived terms

• *gabannōn

Related terms

• *gabannī

Descendants

• Old English: ġebann, ġeban, ġebonn n
  • Middle English: iban
• Old Dutch: *gibann, *giban
  • Middle Dutch: geban n
• Old High German: giban m