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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/daubēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *daub (“deaf, numb”) + *-ēn
Verb
*daubēn
- to become numb
- to become deaf
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *daubēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *daub?dā | |
| Infinitive | *daubēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *daubēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *daubēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *daubēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *daubē | *daub?dā |
| 2nd singular | *daubēs | *daub?dēs, *daub?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *daubēþ | *daub?dē, *daub?dā |
| 1st plural | *daubēm | *daub?dum |
| 2nd plural | *daubēþ | *daub?dud |
| 3rd plural | *daubēnþ | *daub?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *daubē | *daub?dī |
| 2nd singular | *daubēs | *daub?dī |
| 3rd singular | *daubē | *daub?dī |
| 1st plural | *daubēm | *daub?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *daubēþ | *daub?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *daubēn | *daub?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *daubē | |
| Plural | *daubēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *daubēndī | *daub?d |
Derived terms
- *daubijan
Descendants
- Old English: déafian
- ⇒ Old English: ādéafian
- Old Frisian: dâvia
- Old Dutch: *dōvon
- Middle Dutch: dôven (merged with the descendant of *daubijan)
- Dutch: doven
- Middle Dutch: dôven (merged with the descendant of *daubijan)
- Old High German: toubēn
- Middle High German: touben