Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/eban

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed by Latin hebenus (ebony).[1]

Noun

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*eban n

  1. ebony

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *eban
Genitive *ebanas
Singular Plural
Nominative *eban *ebanō, *ebanōs
Accusative *eban *ebanā
Genitive *ebanas *ebanō
Dative *ebanē *ebanum
Instrumental *ebanu *ebanum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “ebbenhout”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press