Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihabbjan

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 *bi- +‎ *habbjan.

    Verb

    *bihabbjan

    1. to have around, keep
    2. to contain
    3. to retain

    Inflection

    Class 3 weak j-present
    Infinitive *bihabbjan
    1st sg. past *bihabdā
    Infinitive *bihabbjan
    Genitive infin. *bihabbjannjas
    Dative infin. *bihabbjannjē
    Instrum. infin. *bihabbjannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *bihabbju *bihabdā
    2nd singular *bihabēs *bihabdēs, *bihabdōs
    3rd singular *bihabēþ *bihabdē, *bihabdā
    1st plural *bihabbjum *bihabdum
    2nd plural *bihabēþ *bihabdud
    3rd plural *bihabbjanþ *bihabdun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *bihabbjē *bihabdī
    2nd singular *bihabbjēs *bihabdī
    3rd singular *bihabbjē *bihabdī
    1st plural *bihabbjēm *bihabdīm
    2nd plural *bihabbjēþ *bihabdīd
    3rd plural *bihabbjēn *bihabdīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *bihabē
    Plural *bihabēþ
    Present Past
    Participle *bihabbjandī *bihabd

    Descendants

    • Old English: behabban
      • Middle English: bihabben, behaven
    • Old Saxon: bihebbian
      • Middle Low German: behebben, behāven
        • Low German: behebben
    • Old Dutch: biheben; behebon
      • Middle Dutch: *behebben, bihebben
        • ⇒? Middle Dutch: behebd, behebt, behept
          • Dutch: behept
    • Old High German: bihaben; bihabēn
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