Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gabārijan

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.

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Likely derived from *gabārī (“movement of the body, behaviour”) +‎ *-jan

Verb

*gabārijan

1. to behave, conduct oneself

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*gabārijan
1st sg. past	*gabāridā
Infinitive	*gabārijan
Genitive infin.	*gabārijannjas
Dative infin.	*gabārijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*gabārijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gabāriju	*gabāridā
2nd singular	*gabārisi	*gabāridēs, *gabāridōs
3rd singular	*gabāriþi	*gabāridē, *gabāridā
1st plural	*gabārijum	*gabāridum
2nd plural	*gabāriþ	*gabāridud
3rd plural	*gabārijanþ	*gabāridun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gabārijē	*gabāridī
2nd singular	*gabārijēs	*gabāridī
3rd singular	*gabārijē	*gabāridī
1st plural	*gabārijēm	*gabāridīm
2nd plural	*gabārijēþ	*gabāridīd
3rd plural	*gabārijēn	*gabāridīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gabāri
Plural	*gabāriþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gabārijandī	*gabārid

Related terms

• *beran
• *gabārijōn
  • Old Saxon: gibārion
• *gabārōn

Descendants

• Old English: gebǣran
  • Middle English: beren
• Old Saxon: gibārian
  • Middle Low German: gibêren (or a descendant of *gabārijōn)
• Old Dutch: *gibāren (or a descendant of *gabārijōn)
  • Middle Dutch: gebâren, gebêren (eastern)
    • Dutch: gebaren
• Old High German: gibāren
  • Middle High German: gebæren