Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/urbą

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 Pre-Germanic *h₃r̥bʰom, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈur.βɑ̃/

Noun

*urbą n

1. inheritance, livestock

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *urbą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*urbą	*urbō
vocative	*urbą	*urbō
accusative	*urbą	*urbō
genitive	*urbas, *urbis	*urbǫ̂
dative	*urbai	*urbamaz
instrumental	*urbō	*urbamiz

Related terms

• *arbaz
• *urbiją

Descendants

• Old English: orf
• Old Swedish: orf, urf

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN