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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laibijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laibijaną.
Verb
*laibijan
- to leave behind
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *laibijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *laibidā | |
| Infinitive | *laibijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *laibijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *laibijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *laibijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laibiju | *laibidā |
| 2nd singular | *laibisi | *laibidēs, *laibidōs |
| 3rd singular | *laibiþi | *laibidē, *laibidā |
| 1st plural | *laibijum | *laibidum |
| 2nd plural | *laibiþ | *laibidud |
| 3rd plural | *laibijanþ | *laibidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laibijē | *laibidī |
| 2nd singular | *laibijēs | *laibidī |
| 3rd singular | *laibijē | *laibidī |
| 1st plural | *laibijēm | *laibidīm |
| 2nd plural | *laibijēþ | *laibidīd |
| 3rd plural | *laibijēn | *laibidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *laibi | |
| Plural | *laibiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *laibijandī | *laibid |
Descendants
- Old English: lǣfan
- Middle English: leven
- Scots: leve, leif
- English: leave
- Middle English: leven
- Old Frisian: lēva
- Old Saxon: lēvian
- Middle Low German: lêven
- Old High German: *leiben
- Middle High German: leiben