Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/abageban

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abagebaną. Equivalent to *aba- +‎ *geban.

Verb

*abageban

1. to give up, give away, separate from

Inflection

Strong class 5
Infinitive	*abageban
1st sg. past	*abagab
3rd pl. past	*abagābun
Past ptcple	*abageban
Infinitive	*abageban
Genitive infin.	*abagebannjas
Dative infin.	*abagebannjē
Instrum. infin.	*abagebannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*abagebu	*abagab
2nd singular	*abagibiʀi	*abagābī
3rd singular	*abagibidi	*abagab
1st plural	*abagebum	*abagābum
2nd plural	*abagibid	*abagābud
3rd plural	*abageband	*abagābun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*abagebē	*abagābī
2nd singular	*abagebēs	*abagābī
3rd singular	*abagebē	*abagābī
1st plural	*abagebēm	*abagābīm
2nd plural	*abagebēþ	*abagābīd
3rd plural	*abagebēn	*abagābīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*abagib
Plural	*abagibid
	Present	Past
Participle	*abagebandī	*abageban

Descendants

• Old English: ofġifan
• Old Saxon: afgevan
  • Middle Low German: afgēven
    • German Low German: ofgeven
• Old Dutch: *afgevan, *avagevan
  • Middle Dutch: āvegēven
    • Dutch: afgeven
      • Afrikaans: afgee
• Old High German: abageban
  • Middle High German: *abegeben, *abgeben
    • German: abgeben
    • Luxembourgish: ofginn