Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sabbjan

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 *sabjaną.

Verb

*sabbjan

1. to notice

Inflection

Strong class 6 j-present
Infinitive	*sabbjan
1st sg. past	*sōb
3rd pl. past	*sōbun
Past ptcple	*saban
Infinitive	*sabbjan
Genitive infin.	*sabbjannjas
Dative infin.	*sabbjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*sabbjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sabbju	*sōb
2nd singular	*sabiʀi	*sōbī
3rd singular	*sabidi	*sōb
1st plural	*sabbjum	*sōbum
2nd plural	*sabid	*sōbud
3rd plural	*sabbjand	*sōbun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sabbjē	*sōbī
2nd singular	*sabbjēs	*sōbī
3rd singular	*sabbjē	*sōbī
1st plural	*sabbjēm	*sōbīm
2nd plural	*sabbjēþ	*sōbīd
3rd plural	*sabbjēn	*sōbīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sabi
Plural	*sabid
	Present	Past
Participle	*sabbjandī	*saban

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *sebba, *seffa
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: *biseffa
    • West Frisian: beseffe
• Old Saxon: sebbian, seffian
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: biseffian, afsebbian, afseffian, anseffian
• Old Dutch: *seffen
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: *biseffen
    • Middle Dutch: beseffen, beseven
      • Dutch: beseffen
        • Afrikaans: besef
• Old High German: sebben, seffen
  • ⇒ Old High German: *intsebben, *antsebben
    • Middle High German: seben; entseben
      • German: entseben