Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laibu
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *laibō.
Noun
[edit]*laibu f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *laibu | |
| Genitive | *laibā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *laibu | *laibō |
| Accusative | *laibā | *laibā |
| Genitive | *laibā | *laibō |
| Dative | *laibē | *laibōm, *laibum |
| Instrumental | *laibu | *laibōm, *laibum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: lāf
- Old Frisian: lāva
- Old Saxon: lēba
- Old High German: leiba, leipa
- Middle High German: leibe
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 297: “PWGmc *laibu”