Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lubbjan

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 *lubi +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*lubbjan

1. to apply a herb, potion
2. to heal
3. to poison

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*lubbjan
1st sg. past	*lubidā
Infinitive	*lubbjan
Genitive infin.	*lubbjannjas
Dative infin.	*lubbjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*lubbjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*lubbju	*lubidā
2nd singular	*lubisi	*lubidēs, *lubidōs
3rd singular	*lubiþi	*lubidē, *lubidā
1st plural	*lubbjum	*lubidum
2nd plural	*lubiþ	*lubidud
3rd plural	*lubbjanþ	*lubidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*lubbjē	*lubidī
2nd singular	*lubbjēs	*lubidī
3rd singular	*lubbjē	*lubidī
1st plural	*lubbjēm	*lubidīm
2nd plural	*lubbjēþ	*lubidīd
3rd plural	*lubbjēn	*lubidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*lubi
Plural	*lubiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*lubbjandī	*lubid

Descendants

• Old English: *lybban
  • Middle English: *libben (found in Middle English libbyng, lybbere)
    • English: lib
    • Scots: lib
• Old Saxon: lubbian
  • Middle Low German: lübben
• Old Dutch: *lubben
  • Middle Dutch: lubben
    • Dutch: lubben
• Old High German: lubben
  • Middle High German: lüppen