Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erbô

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

Perhaps connected to Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”) or to Ancient Greek ἔριφος (ériphos, “young goat”), or perhaps connected to Norwegian jarva (“gnaw, chew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.βɔːː/

Noun

*erbô m

1. (North Germanic) wolverine

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *erbô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erbô	*erbaniz
vocative	*erbô	*erbaniz
accusative	*erbanų	*erbanunz
genitive	*irbiniz	*erbanǫ̂
dative	*irbini	*erbammaz
instrumental	*irbinē	*erbammiz

Descendants

• Proto-Norse: ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ)
  • Old Norse: jarfr, jerfr
    • Icelandic: jarfi, jerfur
    • Faroese: jarvur
    • Norwegian: jerv, jarv, erv
      • → Danish: jærv
    • Old Swedish: iärver
      • Swedish: järv