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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þarbēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þarbāną. Equivalent to *þarbu (“need”) + *-ēn
Verb
*þarbēn
- to need, to want, to lack
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þarbēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *þarb?dā | |
| Infinitive | *þarbēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *þarbēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *þarbēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þarbēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þarbē | *þarb?dā |
| 2nd singular | *þarbēs | *þarb?dēs, *þarb?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *þarbēþ | *þarb?dē, *þarb?dā |
| 1st plural | *þarbēm | *þarb?dum |
| 2nd plural | *þarbēþ | *þarb?dud |
| 3rd plural | *þarbēnþ | *þarb?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þarbē | *þarb?dī |
| 2nd singular | *þarbēs | *þarb?dī |
| 3rd singular | *þarbē | *þarb?dī |
| 1st plural | *þarbēm | *þarb?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *þarbēþ | *þarb?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *þarbēn | *þarb?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þarbē | |
| Plural | *þarbēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þarbēndī | *þarb?d |
Descendants
- Old English: þearfian
- Old Saxon: tharvōn, tharbōn
- Middle Low German: darven
- Old Dutch: tharvon
- Middle Dutch: darven
- Dutch: derven
- Middle Dutch: darven
- Old High German: darbēn, darbōn
- Middle High German: darben
- German: darben
- Middle High German: darben