Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/garbā

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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

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Etymology

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Presumably from Proto-Germanic *garbǭ, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórbʰ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (to grab, gather up).[1]

Pronunciation

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/ˈɣar.baː/

Noun

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*garbā f

  1. sheaf
    Synonym: *skaub

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *garbā
Genitive *garbōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *garbā *garbōn
Accusative *garbōn *garbōn
Genitive *garbōn *garbōnō
Dative *garbōn *garbōm, *garbum
Instrumental *garbōn *garbōm, *garbum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *garbu

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Garbe”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 244-245