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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tarbijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (to plait, braid, twist, spin, weave, wind).

Verb

*tarbijaną

  1. to wind; spin
  2. to fling; throw

Inflection

  • *tarbalōną
  • *tirbijaną
  • *turbaz
  • *turbōną

Descendants

  • Old English: *tyrfan, *tyrfian (in compounds: ġetyrfan, ġetyrfian)
    • Middle English: tervien, terven; overterven, overtarven; tirven
  • Old High German: zerben
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