Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/urbą

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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 Pre-Germanic *h₃r̥bʰom, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

*urbą n

  1. inheritance, livestock

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *urbą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *urbą *urbō
vocative *urbą *urbō
accusative *urbą *urbō
genitive *urbas, *urbis *urbǫ̂
dative *urbai *urbamaz
instrumental *urbō *urbamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: orf
  • Old Swedish: orf, urf

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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