Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abniją

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *afniją

Etymology

From *abnijaną (“to make, perform”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑβ.ni.jɑ̃/

Noun

*abniją n

1. that which is made; material; stuff

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *abniją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*abniją	*abnijō
vocative	*abniją	*abnijō
accusative	*abniją	*abnijō
genitive	*abnijas, *abnīs	*abnijǫ̂
dative	*abnijai	*abnijamaz
instrumental	*abnijō	*abnijamiz

Related terms

• *abnijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *abnī
  • Old English: *efne
    • ⇒ Old English: andefne (+ and-)
• Old Norse: efni
  • Icelandic: efni
  • Faroese: evni
  • Norn: even
  • Norwegian: emne; (dialectal) evne, ebne
    • → Danish: emne
      • Norwegian Bokmål: emne
  • Old Swedish: æfni
    • Swedish: ämne
  • Danish: evne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: evne
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: evne
  • Gutnish: ämne
  • → Middle English: efne, efene, evene, even
    • Scots: evyne, evyn, evin
• →? Proto-Finnic: *ainëh
  • Finnish: aine
  • Karelian: aineh