< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waibijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.
Verb
*waibijan
- to wrap, clothe
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waibijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *waibidā | |
| Infinitive | *waibijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *waibijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *waibijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waibijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waibiju | *waibidā |
| 2nd singular | *waibisi | *waibidēs, *waibidōs |
| 3rd singular | *waibiþi | *waibidē, *waibidā |
| 1st plural | *waibijum | *waibidum |
| 2nd plural | *waibiþ | *waibidud |
| 3rd plural | *waibijanþ | *waibidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waibijē | *waibidī |
| 2nd singular | *waibijēs | *waibidī |
| 3rd singular | *waibijē | *waibidī |
| 1st plural | *waibijēm | *waibidīm |
| 2nd plural | *waibijēþ | *waibidīd |
| 3rd plural | *waibijēn | *waibidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *waibi | |
| Plural | *waibiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waibijandī | *waibid |
Descendants
- Old English: wǣfan
- Middle English: wēven
- English: weave
- Middle English: wēven
- Old High German: *weiben
- Old High German: ziweiben (“to disperse”)