Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēpną
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of uncertain origin.
Based on the variant form *wēbną (whence Old Norse vámn, Old English wǣmn), Kroonen derives both from an earlier noun *wēbō, itself from an iterative verb *wappōną (“to wave, shake”) (whence Old English wafian (“to wave”), Old High German waben, wappen (“to waver, shake”), Dutch wapperen (“idem”)).[1] Said verb is thought to be either sound-symbolic[2] or related to Proto-Germanic *webaną (“to weave”).[3]
Other theories tentatively compare Tocharian B yepe (knife); if so, both may derive from a Proto-Indo-European form such as *wēbnom or *wēben. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
[edit]*wēpną n
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *wēpną (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wēpną | *wēpnō | |
| vocative | *wēpną | *wēpnō | |
| accusative | *wēpną | *wēpnō | |
| genitive | *wēpnas, *wēpnis | *wēpnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wēpnai | *wēpnamaz | |
| instrumental | *wēpnō | *wēpnamiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *wāpn
- Old Norse: vápn
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn)
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wēbna- ~ *wēpna-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 577
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wappōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waƀ(a)rōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437