Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kīban

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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]

From Proto-Germanic *kībaną.

Verb[edit]

*kīban

  1. to quarrel

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 1
Infinitive *kīban
1st sg. past *kaib
3rd pl. past *kibun
Past ptcple *kiban
Infinitive *kīban
Genitive infin. *kībannjas
Dative infin. *kībannjē
Instrum. infin. *kībannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kību *kaib
2nd singular *kībiʀi *kibī
3rd singular *kībidi *kaib
1st plural *kībum *kibum
2nd plural *kībid *kibud
3rd plural *kīband *kibun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kībē *kibī
2nd singular *kībēs *kibī
3rd singular *kībē *kibī
1st plural *kībēm *kibīm
2nd plural *kībēþ *kibīd
3rd plural *kībēn *kibīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kīb
Plural *kībid
Present Past
Participle *kībandī *kiban

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Frisian: zīvia
  • Old Saxon: *kīvan
  • Old Dutch: *kīvan
  • Old High German: *kīban
    • Middle High German: kīben
      • German: keifen (influenced by Low and West Central German)