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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arbaidōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *arbaidiz (labour, work, hardship) + *-ōną, or from *arbaidiją + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈˈɑr.βɑi̯.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*arbaidōną[1]

  1. to work, to labour
  2. to toil

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *arbaidōn
    • Old English: earfodian
    • Old Frisian: arbêdia
      • Saterland Frisian: oarbaidje
      • West Frisian: arbeidzje
    • Old Saxon: arvidōn
    • Old High German: arabeitōn, arbeitōn
  • Old Norse: erfiða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *arbaidōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 22
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