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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taubrą

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps linked to *tawjaną (“to make”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑu̯.brɑ̃/

Noun

*taubrą n[1]

  1. magic, sorcery

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *taubrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *taubrą *taubrō
vocative *taubrą *taubrō
accusative *taubrą *taubrō
genitive *taubras, *taubris *taubrǫ̂
dative *taubrai *taubramaz
instrumental *taubrō *taubramiz

Derived terms

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *taubr
    • Old English: tēafor
      • Middle English: teapor, *tever
    • Old Frisian: tāver (> tāveria)
      • Saterland Frisian: Töäwer, Tover
      • (West Frisian: thauwerje), staverje
    • Old Saxon: *tōvar
    • Old Dutch: *tōvar, *touvar (> toufrere, toufere)
    • Old High German: zoubar
      • Middle High German: zouber
  • Old Norse: taufr, taufrar
    • Icelandic: töfrar (plural)
    • Norwegian: tauvr, tøvr; tauvra, tøvra
    • Old Swedish: tøfri

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*taufran”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
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