Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrībaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *terp-, *trep- (“to satisfy, enjoy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrībaną

1. to seize; grasp; take hold of
2. to take hold; catch on; prosper

Inflection

Conjugation of *þrībaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þrībō	*þrībaų	—	*þrībai	?
2nd singular	*þrībizi	*þrībaiz	*þrīb	*þrībazai	*þrībaizau
3rd singular	*þrībidi	*þrībai	*þrībadau	*þrībadai	*þrībaidau
1st dual	*þrībōz	*þrībaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*þrībadiz	*þrībaidiz	*þrībadiz	—	—
1st plural	*þrībamaz	*þrībaim	—	*þrībandai	*þrībaindau
2nd plural	*þrībid	*þrībaid	*þrībid	*þrībandai	*þrībaindau
3rd plural	*þrībandi	*þrībain	*þrībandau	*þrībandai	*þrībaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þraib	*þribį̄
2nd singular	*þraift	*þribīz
3rd singular	*þraib	*þribī
1st dual	*þribū	*þribīw
2nd dual	*þribudiz	*þribīdiz
1st plural	*þribum	*þribīm
2nd plural	*þribud	*þribīd
3rd plural	*þribun	*þribīn
	present	past
participles	*þrībandz	*þribanaz

Derived terms

• *þraibijaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: þrífa
  • Icelandic: þrífa
  • Faroese: tríva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: triva, ⇒ trivast
  • ⇒ Old Swedish: þrīvas
    • Swedish: trivas
  • ⇒ Danish: trives
    • Norwegian Bokmål: trives
  • → Middle English: thryven, thriven, þriven, þrifenn, þryve, þryve, thryfe, thryve, þryven, þryjven
    • English: thrive
    • Scots: thrive
    • Yola: threeve