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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turbijaną

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

Etymology

From *turbz (peat, turf) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtur.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*turbijaną[1]

  1. to extract peat
  2. to cover with peat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *turbijan
    • Old English: *tyrfan
      • Old English: getyrfan
        • >? Middle English: tirven, terven, tyrven, tirfen
    • Old Dutch: *turven
  • Old Norse: tyrfa
    • Icelandic: tyrfa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*turbjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 413
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