Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tībrą

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

• *tibrą

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deHpro- (“sacrificial animal; cattle; livestock”). Cognate with Old Armenian տուար (tuar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.βrɑ̃/

Noun

*tībrą n

1. offering, sacrifice
2. victim

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *tībrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tībrą	*tībrō
vocative	*tībrą	*tībrō
accusative	*tībrą	*tībrō
genitive	*tībras, *tībris	*tībrǫ̂
dative	*tībrai	*tībramaz
instrumental	*tībrō	*tībramiz

Related terms

• *tafną

Descendants

• Old English: tīber, tīfer
  • → Old Norse: tívor
• Frankish: *tīvar
  • → Old French: toivre
• Old High German: zebar, zepar
  • Middle High German: ziber, zifer; ungezībere, ungezifer, ungezīver
    • German: Ziefer; Ungeziefer
    • Luxembourgish: Ongeziwwer
• Old Norse: tífurr, tívurr
• Gothic: *𐍄𐌹𐌱𐍂 (*tibr) ( > 𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂 (aibr)) (controversial)