Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þarbu

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 *þarbō.

Noun

*þarbu f

1. need

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þarbu
Genitive	*þarbā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þarbu	*þarbō
Accusative	*þarbā	*þarbā
Genitive	*þarbā	*þarbō
Dative	*þarbē	*þarbōm, *þarbum
Instrumental	*þarbu	*þarbōm, *þarbum

Derived terms

• *þarbēn

Descendants

• Old English: þearf
  • Middle English: thearf, therf
• Old Saxon: tharf
  • Middle Low German: bedarf
    • → German: Bedarf
    • → Saterland Frisian: Bedarf
• Old High German: darba