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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/eban

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

Borrowed by Latin hebenus (“ebony”).[1]

Noun

*eban n

  1. ebony

Inflection
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
  • *ebanaholt
    • Old Saxon: *ebanholt
      • Middle Low German: *ebenholt
    • Old Dutch: *ebanholt
      • Middle Dutch: *ebenhout, ebeenhout
        • Dutch: ebbenhout, (arcahaic) ebenhout
          • Afrikaans: ebbehout
    • Old High German: ebanholz
      • Middle High German: *ebenholz
        • German: Ebenholz (see there for further descendants)

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *eban, evan
    • Middle Low German: *eben
  • Old Dutch: *eban
    • Middle Dutch: ebeen
  • Old High German: eban

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