Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laibu
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Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *laibō.
Noun[edit]
*laibu f[1]
Inflection[edit]
ō-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *laibu | |
Genitive | *laibā | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *laibu | *laibō |
Accusative | *laibā | *laibā |
Genitive | *laibā | *laibō |
Dative | *laibē | *laibōm, *laibum |
Instrumental | *laibu | *laibōm, *laibum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: lāf
- Old Frisian: lāva
- Old Saxon: lēba
- Old High German: leiba, leipa
- Middle High German: leibe
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 297: “PWGmc *laibu”