Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tarbijaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dorbʰéyeti, a causative formation of Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (to plait, braid, twist, spin, weave, wind). A direct cognate with दर्भयति (darbháyati).

Verb edit

*tarbijaną[1]

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

Inflection edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tarbjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 510