Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laibijan

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 *laibijaną.

    Verb

    *laibijan

    1. to leave behind

    Inflection

    Class 1 weak
    Infinitive *laibijan
    1st sg. past *laibidā
    Infinitive *laibijan
    Genitive infin. *laibijannjas
    Dative infin. *laibijannjē
    Instrum. infin. *laibijannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *laibiju *laibidā
    2nd singular *laibisi *laibidēs, *laibidōs
    3rd singular *laibiþi *laibidē, *laibidā
    1st plural *laibijum *laibidum
    2nd plural *laibiþ *laibidud
    3rd plural *laibijanþ *laibidun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *laibijē *laibidī
    2nd singular *laibijēs *laibidī
    3rd singular *laibijē *laibidī
    1st plural *laibijēm *laibidīm
    2nd plural *laibijēþ *laibidīd
    3rd plural *laibijēn *laibidīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *laibi
    Plural *laibiþ
    Present Past
    Participle *laibijandī *laibid

    Descendants

    • Old English: lǣfan
      • Middle English: leven, leaven, lefven
        • English: leave
        • Scots: leve, leif
        • Yola: laave, lea, lee
    • Old Frisian: lēva
    • Old Saxon: lēvian
    • Old High German: leiben
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