Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þerbaz

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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 *terp- (to be stiff). Cognate with Lithuanian tir̃pti (to stiffen), Latin torpeō (to be stiff), Old Church Slavonic трупети (trupeti, to suffer).[1]

Older theories derive the root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terbʰ- (rigid; stiff; restricted; tight), from *(s)ter- (stiff).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*þerbaz

  1. unleavened (of bread)
  2. fresh (of liquid)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þerba-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 538