Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arjaną
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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 *h₂éryeti, from *h₂erh₃-.
Pronunciation
Verb
*arjaną[1]
Inflection
The past is reduplicated; otherwise, based on the root’s shape, one would expect a class 6-type form **ōr-. The class 7 past is based on a single attested strong iarun ‘they plowed’ in Old High German; the past is weak or unattested in all other languages.
Conjugation of *arjaną (strong class 7 j-present)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *arjan
- Old Norse: erja
- Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arjan)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*arjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34