Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/imbī
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown; possibly related to Ancient Greek ἐμπίς (empís, “mosquito”), Latin apis (“bee”) via a European substrate,[1] though Kroonen rejects the Greek comparison.[2]
Noun[edit]
*imbī m
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *imbī | |
| Genitive | *imbijas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *imbī | *imbijō, *imbijōs |
| Accusative | *imbī | *imbijā |
| Genitive | *imbijas | *imbijō |
| Dative | *imbijē | *imbijum |
| Instrumental | *imbiju | *imbijum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: imbe, ymbe
- Old Frisian: *em, *eme (in derivative emka)
- Old Saxon: *imbi
- Old Dutch: *imbi
- Old High German: imbi, impi