Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wabją

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

A collective ja-stem nominal from *webaną (“to weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑβ.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wabją n

1. something woven
2. web

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wabją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wabją	*wabjō
vocative	*wabją	*wabjō
accusative	*wabją	*wabjō
genitive	*wabjas, *wabis	*wabjǫ̂
dative	*wabjai	*wabjamaz
instrumental	*wabjō	*wabjamiz

Derived terms

• *gudawabją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wabi
  • Old English: webb
    • Middle English: web, webb, webbe, webe, weob
      • English: web
      • Scots: wab, wob
  • Old Frisian: webb, wobb, web, wob
    • Saterland Frisian: Wäb
    • West Frisian: web
  • Old Saxon: webbi
    • Middle Low German: webbe, wobbe
      • ⇒ Low German: Spinnenwebb, Spinnenwubb, Spinnenwübb
  • Old Dutch: *webbi
    • Middle Dutch: webbe
      • Dutch: web
  • Old High German: webbi, weppi
    • Middle High German: webbe, weppe
      • ⇒ German: Spinnwebe
• Old Norse: vefr m
  • Danish: væv
  • Faroese: vevur
  • Icelandic: vefur
  • Norwegian: vev
  • Old Swedish: væver
    • Swedish: väv