Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jabai
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *jabai (“on (the) condition”), dative case of *jabą (“condition, stipulation, hesitation, doubt”), from *ja, demonstrative/relative pronoun; or from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós (“already”). Cognate with Lithuanian jei (“if, when”), Albanian po.
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
*jabai
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *jabē, *jabu
- Old Norse: ef, if
- Gothic: 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 (jabai), 𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (ibai), 𐌹𐌱𐌰 (iba);
Further reading[edit]
- Gerhard Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, i