Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/habu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, raise”). Related to Proto-Germanic *habą.

Noun

*habu f

lift, lifting, elevating

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*habu
Genitive	*habā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*habu	*habō
Accusative	*habā	*habā
Genitive	*habā	*habō
Dative	*habē	habōm, habum
Instrumental	*habu	habōm, habum

Related terms

*hab

Descendants

Old English: *hafu
- ⇒ Old English: *āhafu
  - ⇒ Old English: ūpāhafu
- ⇒? Middle English: haftre

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”).

Noun

*habu f

having, possession

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*habu
Genitive	*habā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*habu	*habō
Accusative	*habā	*habā
Genitive	*habā	*habō
Dative	*habē	habōm, habum
Instrumental	*habu	habōm, habum

Derived terms

*handuhabu

Related terms

*haft

Descendants

Old Frisian: have, heve
- West Frisian: have
Old Saxon: *hava
- Middle Low German: hāve
- ⇒ Old Saxon: handhava
Old Dutch: hava
- Middle Dutch: have
  - Dutch: have
- ⇒ Old Dutch: *hanthava
  - Middle Dutch: hanthave
    - Dutch: handhave, handhaaf, hanteef (dialectal)
Old High German: haba
- Middle High German: habe
  - German: Habe
- ⇒ Old High German: hanthaba
  - Middle High German: hanthabe
    - German: Handhabe

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