Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēbijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō, “to dip, submerge”), Persian ژرف (žarf), and Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra), whence Hindi गहरा (gahrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweːβi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kwēbijaną

1. to suffocate, to choke

Inflection

Conjugation of *kwēbijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kwēbijō	*kwēbijaų	—	*kwēbijai	?
2nd singular	*kwēbīsi	*kwēbijais	*kwēbī	*kwēbijasai	*kwēbijaisau
3rd singular	*kwēbīþi	*kwēbijai	*kwēbijaþau	*kwēbijaþai	*kwēbijaiþau
1st dual	*kwēbijōs	*kwēbijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*kwēbijaþiz	*kwēbijaiþiz	*kwēbijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*kwēbijamaz	*kwēbijaim	—	*kwēbijanþai	*kwēbijainþau
2nd plural	*kwēbīþ	*kwēbijaiþ	*kwēbīþ	*kwēbijanþai	*kwēbijainþau
3rd plural	*kwēbijanþi	*kwēbijain	*kwēbijanþau	*kwēbijanþai	*kwēbijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kwēbidǭ	*kwēbidēdį̄
2nd singular	*kwēbidēz	*kwēbidēdīz
3rd singular	*kwēbidē	*kwēbidēdī
1st dual	*kwēbidēdū	*kwēbidēdīw
2nd dual	*kwēbidēdudiz	*kwēbidēdīdiz
1st plural	*kwēbidēdum	*kwēbidēdīm
2nd plural	*kwēbidēdud	*kwēbidēdīd
3rd plural	*kwēbidēdun	*kwēbidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*kwēbijandz	*kwēbidaz

Related terms

• *kwebaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: kvæfa, kǿfa
  • Icelandic: kæfa
  • Faroese: køva
  • Norwegian: kvæva, kjøva