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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōbiz

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): /ˈxɔː.βiz/

Adjective

*hōbiz [1]

  1. fit, proper

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: be-hēfe (necessary)
  • Old Norse: hœfr

References

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