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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/steubaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *stūbaną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (to whisk, smoke, obscure), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (to whirl, waft, stink, shake; steam, haze, smoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteu̯.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*steubaną[1][2]

  1. to fly or whirl about
  2. to fume; smoke; smolder

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *steuban
    • Old Frisian: *stūva
      • Saterland Frisian: stuuwe
      • West Frisian: stowe
    • Old Saxon: *stiovan, *stūvan
    • Old Dutch: *stūvan
    • Old High German: stioban

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*steuban- ~ *stūban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 478
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*steubanan ~ *stūbanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 376
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