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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wabjaną

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 *webaną (to weave) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wabjaną[1][2]

  1. to cause to weave
  2. to wrap, to entangle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wabbjan
    • Old English: webbian
  • Old Norse: vefja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wabjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 438
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wabjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 564
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