Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þarbu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þarbō.

Noun

*þarbu f

need

Inflection

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

Descendants

Old English: þearf
Old Saxon: tharf
- Middle Low German: bedarf
  - → German: Bedarf
  - → Saterland Frisian: Bedarf
Old High German: darba