Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wabi

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 *wabją.

Noun

*wabi n

something woven
web

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wabi
Genitive	*wabbjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wabi	*wabbju
Accusative	*wabi	*wabbju
Genitive	*wabbjas	*wabbjō
Dative	*wabbjē	*wabbjum
Instrumental	*wabbju	*wabbjum

Derived terms

*godawabi

Descendants

Old English: webb
- Middle English: web, webb, webbe, webe, weob
  - English: web
  - Scots: wab, wob
Old Frisian: webb, wobb, web, wob
- Saterland Frisian: Wäb
- West Frisian: web
Old Saxon: webbi
- Middle Low German: webbe, wobbe
  - ⇒ Low German: Spinnenwebb, Spinnenwubb, Spinnenwübb
Old Dutch: *webbi
- Middle Dutch: webbe
  - Dutch: web
Old High German: webbi, weppi
- Middle High German: webbe, weppe
  - ⇒ German: Spinnwebe