Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sebô

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

Alternative forms

*sabô, *safjô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sep- (“to taste, test, try out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse.βɔːː/

Noun

*sebô m

sense; mind

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *sebô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sebô	*sebaniz
vocative	*sebô	*sebaniz
accusative	*sebanų	*sebanunz
genitive	*sibiniz	*sebanǫ̂
dative	*sibini	*sebammaz
instrumental	*sibinē	*sebammiz

Related terms

*sabjaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *sebō
- Old English: sefa, seofa
- Old Saxon: sevo
- >? Old High German: *sebo
  - ⇒ Old High German: intsebida
Old Norse: sefi