Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erþubibungu

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

*erþu +‎ *bibungu (from the verb *bibēn (“to tremble”))

Noun

*erþubibungu f

1. earthquake

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*erþubibungu
Genitive	*erþubibungā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*erþubibungu	*erþubibungō
Accusative	*erþubibungā	*erþubibungā
Genitive	*erþubibungā	*erþubibungō
Dative	*erþubibungē	*erþubibungōm, *erþubibungum
Instrumental	*erþubibungu	*erþubibungōm, *erþubibungum

Descendants

• Old English: eorþbeofung
  • Middle English: erthbivung
• Old Frisian: erthbivinge
• Old Saxon: erđbiƀunga
  • Middle Low German: erthbevinge
• Old Dutch: *erthbivunga
  • Middle Dutch: erdbevinge
    • Dutch: aardbeving
      • Afrikaans: aardbewing
      • Negerhollands: aerdbeeving
• Old High German: erdbibunga
  • Middle High German: erdbibunge