Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stubbaz

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 an earlier n-stem *stubbô ~ *stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, *(s)tewb⁽ʰ⁾- (“to push; knock; butt”), but the reason for the voiced coda is uncertain. Compare Ancient Greek στύπος (stúpos, “stump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstub.baz/

Noun

*stubbaz m

1. stump; stub

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *stubbaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stubbaz	*stubbōz, *stubbōs
vocative	*stubb	*stubbōz, *stubbōs
accusative	*stubbą	*stubbanz
genitive	*stubbas, *stubbis	*stubbǫ̂
dative	*stubbai	*stubbamaz
instrumental	*stubbō	*stubbamiz

Related terms

• *stūbaz
• *stubbô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stubb
  • Old English: stubb; stybb, stebb (< *stubjaz, *stubbijaz?)
    • Middle English: stubbe
      • Scots: stub, stob
      • English: stub
  • Old Frisian: *steb
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: steblith
• Old Norse: stubbr
  • Icelandic: stubbur
  • Norn: stubb
  • Norwegian: stubb
  • Danish: stub