Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wabją

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *webaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑβ.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wabją n

something woven
web

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wabją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wabją	*wabjō
vocative	*wabją	*wabjō
accusative	*wabją	*wabjō
genitive	wabjas, wabis	*wabjǫ̂
dative	*wabjai	*wabjamaz
instrumental	*wabjō	*wabjamiz

Derived terms

*gudawabją

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wabi
- 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
Old Norse: vefr
- Danish: væv
- Faroese: vevur
- Icelandic: vefur
- Norwegian: vev
- Old Swedish: væver
  - Swedish: väv

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