< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dūban
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dūbaną.
Verb
*dūban
- to dive
- to sink
Inflection
| Strong class 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dūban | |
| 1st sg. past | *daub | |
| 3rd pl. past | *dubun | |
| Past ptcple | *doban | |
| Infinitive | *dūban | |
| Genitive infin. | *dūbannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dūbannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dūbannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dūbu | *daub |
| 2nd singular | *dūbiʀi | *dubī |
| 3rd singular | *dūbidi | *daub |
| 1st plural | *dūbum | *dubum |
| 2nd plural | *dūbid | *dubud |
| 3rd plural | *dūband | *dubun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dūbē | *dubī |
| 2nd singular | *dūbēs | *dubī |
| 3rd singular | *dūbē | *dubī |
| 1st plural | *dūbēm | *dubīm |
| 2nd plural | *dūbēþ | *dubīd |
| 3rd plural | *dūbēn | *dubīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dūb | |
| Plural | *dūbid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dūbandī | *doban |
Descendants
- Old English: dūfan
- Middle English: duven, diven (merger with Old English dyfan and Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną)
- English: dive
- Middle English: duven, diven (merger with Old English dyfan and Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną)