Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erbā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ervum (“vetch”). Doublet of *arwīt (“pea”).

Noun

*erbā f

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) vetch

   Synonym: *wikkjā

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*erbā
Genitive	*erbōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*erbā	*erbōn
Accusative	*erbōn	*erbōn
Genitive	*erbōn	*erbōnō
Dative	*erbōn	*erbōm, *erbum
Instrumental	*erbōn	*erbōm, *erbum

Descendants

• Old English: earfe, earbe