Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/faβros

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

    From earlier *θaβros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂bʰ-ró-s, from *dʰh₂ebʰ- (to fashion, fit).[1] Cognate with Proto-Slavic *dobrъ (good, fit), Lithuanian dabà (habit, character), Armenian դարբին (darbin, smith), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadaban, to happen; to be suitable), English daft, deft.

    Noun

    *faβros m

    1. craftsman

    Declension

    Declension of *faβros (o-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *faβros *faβrōs, faβroi
    vocative *faβre *faβrōs, faβroi
    accusative *faβrom *faβrons
    genitive *faβrosjo, faβrī *faβrom
    dative *faβrōi *faβrois
    ablative *faβrōd *faβrois
    locative *faβrei *faβrois

    Descendants

    • Latin: faber
    • Paelignian: faber

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “faber”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197