Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwabjaną

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

From *kwebaną ‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kwabjaną

1. to cause to suffocate
2. to drown, to choke

Inflection

Conjugation of *kwabjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kwabjō	*kwabjaų	—	*kwabjai	?
2nd singular	*kwabisi	*kwabjais	*kwabi	*kwabjasai	*kwabjaisau
3rd singular	*kwabiþi	*kwabjai	*kwabjaþau	*kwabjaþai	*kwabjaiþau
1st dual	*kwabjōs	*kwabjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*kwabjaþiz	*kwabjaiþiz	*kwabjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*kwabjamaz	*kwabjaim	—	*kwabjanþai	*kwabjainþau
2nd plural	*kwabiþ	*kwabjaiþ	*kwabiþ	*kwabjanþai	*kwabjainþau
3rd plural	*kwabjanþi	*kwabjain	*kwabjanþau	*kwabjanþai	*kwabjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*kwabidǭ	*kwabidēdį̄
2nd singular	*kwabidēz	*kwabidēdīz
3rd singular	*kwabidē	*kwabidēdī
1st dual	*kwabidēdū	*kwabidēdīw
2nd dual	*kwabidēdudiz	*kwabidēdīdiz
1st plural	*kwabidēdum	*kwabidēdīm
2nd plural	*kwabidēdud	*kwabidēdīd
3rd plural	*kwabidēdun	*kwabidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*kwabjandz	*kwabidaz

Related terms

• *kwēbijaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: kefja, kvefja
  • Icelandic: kvefja, kefja
  • Norwegian: kveve
  • Old Swedish: kvävja
    • Swedish: kväva