Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þarbāną

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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

Etymology

From *þarbō (need) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑr.βɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þarbāną[1][2]

  1. to need, to want, to lack

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þarbēnan ~ *þarfēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 416-417
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þarbēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 534