Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laubēn

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

Etymology

From *laub (“leaf”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*laubēn

1. to grow leaves
2. to have leaves

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*laubēn
1st sg. past	*laub?dā
Infinitive	*laubēn
Genitive infin.	*laubēnijas
Dative infin.	*laubēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*laubēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*laubē	*laub?dā
2nd singular	*laubēs	*laub?dēs, *laub?dēs
3rd singular	*laubēþ	*laub?dē, *laub?dā
1st plural	*laubēm	*laub?dum
2nd plural	*laubēþ	*laub?dud
3rd plural	*laubēnþ	*laub?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*laubē	*laub?dī
2nd singular	*laubēs	*laub?dī
3rd singular	*laubē	*laub?dī
1st plural	*laubēm	*laub?dīm
2nd plural	*laubēþ	*laub?dīd
3rd plural	*laubēn	*laub?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*laubē
Plural	*laubēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*laubēndī	*laub?d

Descendants

• Old English: *lēafian
  • Middle English: leven
• Old Saxon: *lōvōn
  • Middle Low German: lôven
• Old Dutch: *lōvon
  • Middle Dutch: lôven
    • ⇒ Dutch: geloofd
• Old High German: loubēn, loubōn
  • Middle High German: louben
    • German: lauben