Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/weban

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 *webaną.

Verb

*weban

to weave

Inflection

Strong class 5
Infinitive	*weban
1st sg. past	*wab
3rd pl. past	*wābun
Past ptcple	*weban
Infinitive	*weban
Genitive infin.	*webannjas
Dative infin.	*webannjē
Instrum. infin.	*webannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*webu	*wab
2nd singular	*wibiʀi	*wābī
3rd singular	*wibidi	*wab
1st plural	*webum	*wābum
2nd plural	*wibid	*wābud
3rd plural	*weband	*wābun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*webē	*wābī
2nd singular	*webēs	*wābī
3rd singular	*webē	*wābī
1st plural	*webēm	*wābīm
2nd plural	*webēþ	*wābīd
3rd plural	*webēn	*wābīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*web
Plural	*wibid
	Present	Past
Participle	*webandī	*weban

Descendants

Old English: wefan
- Middle English: weven
  - Scots: weve, weive, weif, wyf
  - English: weave
Old Frisian: weva
- Saterland Frisian: weeuwe
- West Frisian: weve
Old Saxon: weƀan, wevan
- Middle Low German: weven
  - German Low German: weven
Old Dutch: wevan
- Middle Dutch: wēven
  - Dutch: weven
  - Limburgish: weive, wieëve
Old High German: weban
- Middle High German: weben
  - German: weben
  - Luxembourgish: wiewen
  - Yiddish: וועבן‎ (vebn)