Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/arbaiþi
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *arbaiþiz, *arbaidiz.
Noun[edit]
*arbaiþi f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *arbaiþi | |
| Genitive | *arbidī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *arbaiþi | *arbaiþī |
| Accusative | *arbaiþi | *arbaiþī |
| Genitive | *arbidī | *arbidijō |
| Dative | *arbidī | *arbidim, *arbidijum |
| Instrumental | *arbidī | *arbidim, *arbidijum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: earfoþe, earfeþe, earfod
- Middle English: arveð
- Old Frisian: arbēd
- Old Saxon: arvēd, arƀed, arvid
- Old Dutch: aruith, aruit, arbeit
- Old High German: arbeit, arabeit
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 171: “PWGmc *arbaiþi”