Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/obanā

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 *ubanē. Equivalent to *ob (“under”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

    Adverb

    *obanā

    1. ablative of *ob (“under”): from above

    Usage notes

    Because of the irregular forms between some of the directional adverbs and preposition, *ob- and *upp-, some of the daughter languages show leveling.[1]

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: ufan, ufane
      • Middle English: uven
    • Old Frisian: ova, with -pp- uppa, oppa (also uppe, oppe, but these might be from *uppai instead)
    • Old Saxon: ovan, ovana, with -pp- uppan
    • Old Dutch: uppan (with -pp-)
    • Old High German: obana, ūfana, *ovana

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011), The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
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