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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hēbaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Related to *haftijaną (to make bound; to bind, secure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxeː.βɑz/

Noun

*hēbaz m [1]

  1. net

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hēbaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hēbaz *hēbōz, *hēbōs
vocative *hēb *hēbōz, *hēbōs
accusative *hēbą *hēbanz
genitive *hēbas, *hēbis *hēbǫ̂
dative *hēbai *hēbamaz
instrumental *hēbō *hēbamiz

Descendants

  • Dutch: haaf
  • Old Norse: háfr

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *xēbaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 172
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