Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/derbaną

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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 *dʰerHbʰ- (to work, perish, die). Related to Lithuanian dirbti (to work).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*derbaną[1][2]

  1. to work
  2. to perish

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *derban
    • Old English: deorfan
  • Old Norse: fordjarfa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*derban-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đerbanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 71