Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arbijaną

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

Alternative forms

*arbijōną^[1]

Etymology

From *arbiją (“heritage, inheritance”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈar.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*arbijaną^[1]

to inherit

Inflection

Conjugation of *arbijaną (weak class 1)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*arbijō	*arbijaų	—	*arbijai	?
2nd singular	*arbīsi	*arbijais	*arbī	*arbijasai	*arbijaisau
3rd singular	*arbīþi	*arbijai	*arbijaþau	*arbijaþai	*arbijaiþau
1st dual	*arbijōs	*arbijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*arbijaþiz	*arbijaiþiz	*arbijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*arbijamaz	*arbijaim	—	*arbijanþai	*arbijainþau
2nd plural	*arbīþ	*arbijaiþ	*arbīþ	*arbijanþai	*arbijainþau
3rd plural	*arbijanþi	*arbijain	*arbijanþau	*arbijanþai	*arbijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*arbidǭ	*arbidēdį̄
2nd singular	*arbidēz	*arbidēdīz
3rd singular	*arbidē	*arbidēdī
1st dual	*arbidēdū	*arbidēdīw
2nd dual	*arbidēdudiz	*arbidēdīdiz
1st plural	*arbidēdum	*arbidēdīm
2nd plural	*arbidēdud	*arbidēdīd
3rd plural	*arbidēdun	*arbidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*arbijandz	*arbidaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *arbijan
- Old English: ierfan
- Old Frisian: ervia
- Old Saxon: ervan
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: giervan
- Old Dutch: *erven
  - Middle Dutch: erven
    - Dutch: erven
      - Afrikaans: erf
- Old High German: *erben
  - Middle High German: erben
    - German: erben
  - ⇒ Old High German: irerben
Old Norse: erfa
- Icelandic: erfa
- Swedish: ärva

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*arbjanan-arbjōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 22

[Orel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*arbjanan-arbjōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 22

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