Where does “*jabē” come from?

*jabē (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

Ancestry of “*jabē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

Words derived from “*jabē”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →