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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

  • *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
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