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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/darbijaną

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 *derbaną (to work, perish) + *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdɑr.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*darbijaną[1]

  1. To cause to perish
  2. To destroy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *dervian
  • Old Dutch: *biderven
  • Old Dutch: *farderven
  • Old High German: *farderben

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*darbjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89
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