Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erbā

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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

Borrowed from Latin ervum (vetch). Doublet of *arwīt (pea).

Noun

*erbā f

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) vetch
    Synonym: *wikkjā

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *erbā
Genitive *erbōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *erbā *erbōn
Accusative *erbōn *erbōn
Genitive *erbōn *erbōnō
Dative *erbōn *erbōm, *erbum
Instrumental *erbōn *erbōm, *erbum

Descendants

  • Old English: earfe, earbe