Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dirbijaną

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

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Etymology

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From *derbaz (bold, daring) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈdir.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*dirbijaną[1] (North Germanic)

  1. to make bold
  2. to venture
  3. to dare

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: dirfa

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*derba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93:*derbjan-