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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþubain
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiþubainą.[1] Equivalent to *wiþu (“collar”) + *bain (“bone”). Cognate with Old Norse viðbein.
Noun
*wiþubain n
- collarbone, clavicle
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wiþubain | |
| Genitive | *wiþubainas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wiþubain | *wiþubainu |
| Accusative | *wiþubain | *wiþubainu |
| Genitive | *wiþubainas | *wiþubainō |
| Dative | *wiþubainē | *wiþubainum |
| Instrumental | *wiþubainu | *wiþubainum |
Descendants
- Old English: wiþobān, widobān
- English: withbone
- Old Frisian: widubēn, widebēn, wedebēn
- Old Saxon: *withebēn
- Middle Low German: wêdebên
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wiþi-bainan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 464