Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arbijô

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 *arbiją (“inheritance”) +‎ *-ijô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.βi.jɔːː/

Noun

*arbijô m

1. heir

Inflection

Declension of *arbijô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*arbijô	*arbijaniz
Vocative	*arbijô	*arbijaniz
Accusative	*arbijanų	*arbijanunz
Genitive	*arbīniz	*arbijanǫ̂
Dative	*arbīni	*arbijammaz
Instrumental	*arbīnē	*arbijammiz

Coordinate terms

• *arbijǭ f (“heiress”)

Descendants

• Old English: ierfa, irfa
• Old Frisian: erva
  • Saterland Frisian: Ierwe, Äärwe
• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch: erve
    • Dutch: erve (archaic)
• Old High German: erbo, arbeo
  • Middle High German: erbe
    • German: Erbe
    • Luxembourgish: Ierwen
• Proto-Norse: ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /⁠arbijanō⁠/) (genitive plural)
  • Old Norse: arfi
    • Icelandic: arfi
    • Faroese: arvi
    • Old Swedish: arve
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja)