Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hēbaz

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

Related to *haftijaną (“to make bound; to bind, secure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeː.βɑz/

Noun

*hēbaz m

1. net

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hēbaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hēbaz	*hēbōz, *hēbōs
vocative	*hēb	*hēbōz, *hēbōs
accusative	*hēbą	*hēbanz
genitive	*hēbas, *hēbis	*hēbǫ̂
dative	*hēbai	*hēbamaz
instrumental	*hēbō	*hēbamiz

Descendants

• Dutch: haaf
• Old Norse: háfr
  • Icelandic: háfur
  • Norwegian: håv
  • Old Swedish: hāver
    • Swedish: håv
    • → Finnish: haavi
  • Danish: hov
• → Proto-Samic: *vuopsë (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Finnic: *habas
  • Finnish: havas