Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/habō

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 *habô, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”). Equivalent to *habbjan +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*habō m

1. one who has or possesses; haver, owner

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*habō
Genitive	*habini, *haban
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*habō	*haban
Accusative	*haban	*haban
Genitive	*habini, *haban	*habanō
Dative	*habini, *haban	*habum
Instrumental	*habini, *haban	*habum

Descendants

• Old English: *hafa
  • ⇒ Middle English: havere, haver, hafar (with change in suffix)
    • English: haver
    • Scots: haver
• Old High German: habo
  • Middle High German: habe
    • ⇒ German: Haber