Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garbō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*garbǭ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab; gather up; rake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑr.bɔː/

Noun

*garbō f

sheaf

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *garbō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*garbō	*garbôz
vocative	*garbō	*garbôz
accusative	*garbǭ	*garbōz
genitive	*garbōz	*garbǫ̂
dative	*garbōi	*garbōmaz
instrumental	*garbō	*garbōmiz

Descendants

Old Frisian: *jerfe, *iērfe
- Saterland Frisian: Jierwe
Old Saxon: garba, garva
- Middle Low German: garve
  - German Low German: Garve, Garv
Frankish: *garba
- Old Dutch: *garva, garava, garova
  - Middle Dutch: garve
    - Dutch: garf
- Old French: garbe, jarbe
  - Middle French: garbe, gerbe
    - French: gerbe
  - Middle English: garbe
    - English: garb
  - Middle Latin: garba
    - Occitan: garba
    - Spanish: garba
Old High German: garba
- Middle High German: garbe, garwe
  - German: Garbe
  - Luxembourgish: Gaarf
  - Yiddish: גאַרב‎ (garb)