Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/derbʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Root

    *derbʰ-[1][2][3]

    1. to spin, to twist

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *derbʰ- (14 c, 0 e)
    • *dr̥bʰ- (zero-grade root present)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dr̥bʰáti
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dr̥bʰáti
          • Sanskrit: दृभति (dṛbháti)
    • *dorbʰ-éye- (causative)
      • Proto-Germanic: *tarbijaną (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *darbʰáyati
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *darbʰáyati
          • Sanskrit: दर्भयति (darbháyati)
    • *dorbʰ-ós
      • Balto-Slavic:
        • Lithuanian: darbas (bunch of leaves)
        • Proto-Slavic: *dorbъ (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *darbʰás
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *darbʰás
    • *dr̥bʰ-s
    • *dr̥bʰ-is
      • Proto-Germanic: *turbiz
        • Old English: eþeltyrf
    • *dr̥bʰ-os
      • Proto-Germanic: *turba- m or n (turf, peat)
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Germanic: *turbô

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “derbʰ-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 210-211
    3. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*derbʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 121