Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sabbjan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sabjaną.

Verb

*sabbjan

to notice

Inflection

*sabiþi, *sōf, *sōbun, *saban

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Old Frisian: *sebba, *seffa
- ⇒ Old Frisian: *biseffa
  - West Frisian: beseffe
Old Saxon: sebbian, seffian
- ⇒ Old Saxon: biseffian, afsebbian, afseffian, anseffian
Old Dutch: *seffen
- ⇒ Old Dutch: *biseffen
  - Middle Dutch: beseffen, beseven
    - Dutch: beseffen
      - Afrikaans: besef
Old High German: sebben, seffen
- ⇒ Old High German: *intsebben, *antsebben
  - Middle High German: seben; entseben
    - German: entseben