Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēpną

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

    Of uncertain origin.

    Based on the variant form *wēbną (whence Old Norse vámn, Old English wǣmn), Kroonen derives both from an earlier noun *wēbō, itself from an iterative verb *wappōną (“to wave, shake”) (whence Old English wafian (“to wave”), Old High German waben, wappen (“to waver, shake”), Dutch wapperen (“idem”)).[1] Said verb is thought to be either sound-symbolic[2] or related to Proto-Germanic *webaną (“to weave”).[3]

    Other theories tentatively compare Tocharian B yepe (knife); if so, both may derive from a Proto-Indo-European form such as *wēbnom or *wēben. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Noun

    *wēpną n

    1. weapon

    Inflection

    Declension of *wēpną (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *wēpną *wēpnō
    vocative *wēpną *wēpnō
    accusative *wēpną *wēpnō
    genitive *wēpnas, *wēpnis *wēpnǫ̂
    dative *wēpnai *wēpnamaz
    instrumental *wēpnō *wēpnamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wēbna- ~ *wēpna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 577
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wappōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
    3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waƀ(a)rōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 437
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