Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þarbēn

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

From Proto-Germanic *þarbāną. Equivalent to *þarbu (“need”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*þarbēn

  1. to need, to want, to lack

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *þarbēn
1st sg. past *þarb?dā
Infinitive *þarbēn
Genitive infin. *þarbēnijas
Dative infin. *þarbēnijē
Instrum. infin. *þarbēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þarbē *þarb?dā
2nd singular *þarbēs *þarb?dēs, *þarb?dēs
3rd singular *þarbēþ *þarb?dē, *þarb?dā
1st plural *þarbēm *þarb?dum
2nd plural *þarbēþ *þarb?dud
3rd plural *þarbēnþ *þarb?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þarbē *þarb?dī
2nd singular *þarbēs *þarb?dī
3rd singular *þarbē *þarb?dī
1st plural *þarbēm *þarb?dīm
2nd plural *þarbēþ *þarb?dīd
3rd plural *þarbēn *þarb?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þarbē
Plural *þarbēþ
Present Past
Participle *þarbēndī *þarb?d

Descendants

  • Old English: þearfian
  • Old Saxon: tharvōn, tharbōn
  • Old Dutch: tharvon
  • Old High German: darbēn, darbōn
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