Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sabjaną

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 *sep- (“to taste, try out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sabjaną

1. to know
2. to taste; sense; perceive
3. to notice

Inflection

Conjugation of *sabjaną (strong class 6 j-present)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*sabjō	*sabjaų	—	*sabjai	?
2nd singular	*sabisi	*sabjais	*sabi	*sabjasai	*sabjaisau
3rd singular	*sabiþi	*sabjai	*sabjaþau	*sabjaþai	*sabjaiþau
1st dual	*sabjōs	*sabjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*sabjaþiz	*sabjaiþiz	*sabjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*sabjamaz	*sabjaim	—	*sabjanþai	*sabjainþau
2nd plural	*sabiþ	*sabjaiþ	*sabiþ	*sabjanþai	*sabjainþau
3rd plural	*sabjanþi	*sabjain	*sabjanþau	*sabjanþai	*sabjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*sōf	*sōbį̄
2nd singular	*sōft	*sōbīz
3rd singular	*sōf	*sōbī
1st dual	*sōbū	*sōbīw
2nd dual	*sōbudiz	*sōbīdiz
1st plural	*sōbum	*sōbīm
2nd plural	*sōbud	*sōbīd
3rd plural	*sōbun	*sōbīn
	present	past
participles	*sabjandz	*sabanaz

Related terms

• *sebô
• *sōb-
  • ⇒ Middle Dutch: besoeven

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sabbjan
  • Old Frisian: *sebba, *seffa
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: *biseffa
      • West Frisian: beseffe
  • Old Saxon: sebbian, seffian
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: biseffian, afsebbian, afseffian, anseffian
  • Old Dutch: *seffen
    • ⇒ Old Dutch: *biseffen
      • Middle Dutch: beseffen, beseven
        • Dutch: beseffen
          • Afrikaans: besef
  • Old High German: sebben, seffen
    • ⇒ Old High German: *intsebben, *antsebben
      • Middle High German: seben; entseben
        • German: entseben