Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/arbī

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbiją.

Noun

*arbī n[1]

  1. inheritance
    Synonym: *ōþil

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *arbī
Genitive *arbijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *arbī *arbiju
Accusative *arbī *arbiju
Genitive *arbijas *arbijō
Dative *arbijē *arbijum
Instrumental *arbiju *arbijum

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47:PWGmc *arbī