Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ubiswō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

A close relative of *upp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.βi.swɔː/

Noun

*ubiswō f

1. eaves

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ubiswō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ubiswō	*ubiswôz
vocative	*ubiswō	*ubiswôz
accusative	*ubiswǭ	*ubiswōz
genitive	*ubiswōz	*ubiswǫ̂
dative	*ubiswōi	*ubiswōmaz
instrumental	*ubiswō	*ubiswōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ubisu, *obisu
  • Old English: œfis, efis, yfes, *ofes, efes
    • Middle English: eves, oves
      • English: eaves, eave
        • ⇒ Middle English: *eves-wall
          • English: eaves-wall
          • Scots: easwas, easle, eazle, aisywaas
  • Old Frisian: ōse
    • North Frisian: ose
    • Saterland Frisian: Ouse
    • West Frisian: oes
  • Old Saxon: *ovisa
    • Middle Low German: ȫvese, ȫsene, ȫsen, ȫse, ȫze
      • Low German: Öse, Ese
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: ovesval, ȫvesval (“eaves-wall”)
  • Old Dutch: *uvisa, *ovisa
    • Middle Dutch: ōvese, uevese, ōse, oyse, ōsie
      • Dutch: ozie, euzie
      • ⇒ Dutch: ozing
  • Old High German: obisa, obasa
    • Middle High German: obese, obse
      • Bavarian: Obesen (dialectal)
• Old Norse: ups
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰 (ubizwa)