Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hōbī

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

From Proto-Germanic *hōbiz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*hōbī

1. proper
2. necessary

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*hōbī
Genitive	*hōbijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hōbī	*hōbiju	*hōbī
Accusative	*hōbijanā	*hōbijā	*hōbī
Genitive	*hōbijas	*hōbijeʀā	*hōbijas
Dative	*hōbijumē	*hōbijeʀē	*hōbijumē
Instrumental	*hōbiju	*hōbijeʀu	*hōbiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hōbijē	*hōbijō	*hōbiju
Accusative	*hōbijā	*hōbijā	*hōbiju
Genitive	*hōbijeʀō	*hōbijeʀō	*hōbijeʀō
Dative	*hōbijēm, *hōbijum	*hōbijēm, *hōbijum	*hōbijēm, *hōbijum
Instrumental	*hōbijēm, *hōbijum	*hōbijēm, *hōbijum	*hōbijēm, *hōbijum

Descendants

• Old English: *hēfe
  • ⇒ Old English: behēfe (“necessary”)
    • Middle English: biheve, behefe, behef, behieve