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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þarbō

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *torp-éh₂, from *terp- (to satisfy; to need).[1] The details of the semantic shift are uncertain. According to Kroonen, Germanic may have preserved an older sense “to use” which has not survived in the other branches.[2]

Noun

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*þarbō f

  1. need

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *þarbō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þarbō *þarbôz
vocative *þarbō *þarbôz
accusative *þarbǭ *þarbōz
genitive *þarbōz *þarbǫ̂
dative *þarbōi *þarbōmaz
instrumental *þarbō *þarbōmiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þarbō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 534
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þurfan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 552