Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waibijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *woypéyeti, causative of *weyp- (to shake, swing).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi.bi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waibijaną[1]

  1. to wind (around), wrap
  2. to move around, to turn
  3. to waver, to go back and forth

Inflection

Conjugation of *waibijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waibijō *waibijaų *waibijai ?
2nd singular *waibīsi *waibijais *waibī *waibijasai *waibijaisau
3rd singular *waibīþi *waibijai *waibijaþau *waibijaþai *waibijaiþau
1st dual *waibijōs *waibijaiw
2nd dual *waibijaþiz *waibijaiþiz *waibijaþiz
1st plural *waibijamaz *waibijaim *waibijanþai *waibijainþau
2nd plural *waibīþ *waibijaiþ *waibīþ *waibijanþai *waibijainþau
3rd plural *waibijanþi *waibijain *waibijanþau *waibijanþai *waibijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waibidǭ *waibidēdį̄
2nd singular *waibidēz *waibidēdīz
3rd singular *waibidē *waibidēdī
1st dual *waibidēdū *waibidēdīw
2nd dual *waibidēdudiz *waibidēdīdiz
1st plural *waibidēdum *waibidēdīm
2nd plural *waibidēdud *waibidēdīd
3rd plural *waibidēdun *waibidēdīn
present past
participles *waibijandz *waibidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *waibijan
    • Old English: wǣfan
    • Old Dutch: *weiven
    • Old High German: weibōn, *weiben (e-conjugation attested in ziweiben)
      • Middle High German: weiben
      • Middle High German: weibeln
        • Alemannic German: weible
        • German: weibeln (now only Swiss)
  • Old Norse: veifa
  • Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*waibjan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*waibjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 440