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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈdir.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*dirbijaną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to make bold
  2. (North Germanic) to venture
  3. (North Germanic) to dare

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: dirfa

References edit

  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-