Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/imbī
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; possibly related to Ancient Greek ἐμπίς (empís, “mosquito”), Latin apis (“bee”) via a European substrate,[1] though Kroonen rejects the Greek comparison.[2]
Noun edit
*imbī m
Inflection edit
Masculine ja-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *imbī | |
Genitive | *imbijas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *imbī | *imbijō, *imbijōs |
Accusative | *imbī | *imbijā |
Genitive | *imbijas | *imbijō |
Dative | *imbijē | *imbijum |
Instrumental | *imbiju | *imbijum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: imbe, ymbe
- Old Frisian: *em, *eme (in derivative emka)
- Old Saxon: *imbi
- Old Dutch: *imbi
- Old High German: imbi, impi