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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arbijaną

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *arbiją (heritage, inheritance) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈar.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*arbijaną[1]

  1. to inherit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *arbijan
    • Old English: ierfan
    • Old Frisian: ervia
    • Old Saxon: ervan
      • Old Saxon: giervan
    • Old Dutch: *erven
    • Old High German: *erben
      • Middle High German: erben
      • Old High German: irerben
  • Old Norse: erfa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*arbjanan-arbjōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 22
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