Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sabjaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *sep- (to taste, try out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sabjaną

  1. to know
  2. to taste; sense; perceive
  3. to notice

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 6 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sabjō *sabjaų *sabjai ?
2nd singular *sabisi *sabjais *sabi *sabjasai *sabjaisau
3rd singular *sabiþi *sabjai *sabjaþau *sabjaþai *sabjaiþau
1st dual *sabjōs *sabjaiw
2nd dual *sabjaþiz *sabjaiþiz *sabjaþiz
1st plural *sabjamaz *sabjaim *sabjanþai *sabjainþau
2nd plural *sabiþ *sabjaiþ *sabiþ *sabjanþai *sabjainþau
3rd plural *sabjanþi *sabjain *sabjanþau *sabjanþai *sabjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sōf *sōbį̄
2nd singular *sōft *sōbīz
3rd singular *sōf *sōbī
1st dual *sōbū *sōbīw
2nd dual *sōbudiz *sōbīdiz
1st plural *sōbum *sōbīm
2nd plural *sōbud *sōbīd
3rd plural *sōbun *sōbīn
present past
participles *sabjandz *sabanaz
  • *sebô
  • *sōb-
    • Middle Dutch: besoeven

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sabbjan
    • Old Frisian: *sebba, *seffa
      • Old Frisian: *biseffa
    • Old Saxon: sebbian, seffian
      • Old Saxon: biseffian, afsebbian, afseffian, anseffian
    • Old Dutch: *seffen
    • Old High German: sebben, seffen
      • Old High German: *intsebben, *antsebben
        • Middle High German: seben; entseben
          • German: entseben