Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrībaną

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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 *terp-, *trep- (to satisfy, enjoy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrībaną[1]

  1. to seize; grasp; take hold of
  2. to take hold; catch on; prosper

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References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þrīfan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 547