Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arbijaną

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

Alternative forms

• *arbijōną

Etymology

From *arbiją (“heritage, inheritance”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈar.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*arbijaną

1. to inherit

Inflection

Conjugation of *arbijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*arbijō	*arbijaų	—	*arbijai	?
2nd singular	*arbīsi	*arbijais	*arbī	*arbijasai	*arbijaisau
3rd singular	*arbīþi	*arbijai	*arbijaþau	*arbijaþai	*arbijaiþau
1st dual	*arbijōs	*arbijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*arbijaþiz	*arbijaiþiz	*arbijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*arbijamaz	*arbijaim	—	*arbijanþai	*arbijainþau
2nd plural	*arbīþ	*arbijaiþ	*arbīþ	*arbijanþai	*arbijainþau
3rd plural	*arbijanþi	*arbijain	*arbijanþau	*arbijanþai	*arbijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*arbidǭ	*arbidēdį̄
2nd singular	*arbidēz	*arbidēdīz
3rd singular	*arbidē	*arbidēdī
1st dual	*arbidēdū	*arbidēdīw
2nd dual	*arbidēdudiz	*arbidēdīdiz
1st plural	*arbidēdum	*arbidēdīm
2nd plural	*arbidēdud	*arbidēdīd
3rd plural	*arbidēdun	*arbidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*arbijandz	*arbidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *arbijan
  • Old English: ierfan
  • Old Frisian: ervia
  • Old Saxon: ervan
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: giervan
  • Old Dutch: *erven
    • Middle Dutch: erven
      • Dutch: erven
        • Afrikaans: erwe
  • Old High German: *erben
    • Middle High German: erben
      • German: erben
    • ⇒ Old High German: irerben
• Old Norse: erfa
  • Icelandic: erfa
  • Swedish: ärva