Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dobbā

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 *dubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“hollow, deep”).

Noun

*dobbā f

1. depression, hollow
2. pit
3. trench, ditch

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dobbā
Genitive	*dobbōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dobbā	*dobbōn
Accusative	*dobbōn	*dobbōn
Genitive	*dobbōn	*dobbōnō
Dative	*dobbōn	*dobbōm, *dobbum
Instrumental	*dobbōn	*dobbōm, *dobbum

Related terms

• *deup
• *dumpil

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *dobbe f; *dobba m
  • Saterland Frisian: Dobbe m
  • West Frisian: dobbe m or f
• Old Saxon: *dobba
  • Middle Low German: dobbe
    • German Low German: Dobbe, Dobb
• Old Dutch: *dobba
  • Middle Dutch: dobbe
    • Dutch: dobbe