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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *torp-éh₂, from *terp- (“to satisfy; to need”). 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.

Noun

*þarbō f

  1. need

Inflection

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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