Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harbaþaz

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

Though attested only in Old Norse compound names, there are indications that the word must be old, from *karpátos. It must have been borrowed from Latin Carpatēs or a close relative prior to the occurrence of Grimm's law, and thus predates the split of the Germanic languages. Ultimately from the same source as the Latin, whether pre-Germanic or another language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*harbaþaz m

  1. (North Germanic) a Carpathian

Inflection

Declension of *harbaþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *harbaþaz *harbaþōz, *harbaþōs
vocative *harbaþ *harbaþōz, *harbaþōs
accusative *harbaþą *harbaþanz
genitive *harbaþas, *harbaþis *harbaþǫ̂
dative *harbaþai *harbaþamaz
instrumental *harbaþō *harbaþamiz

Reconstruction notes

The reconstruction as an a-stem is speculative.

Derived terms

  • *Harbaþǫ̂ falisōz (“the Carpathian Mountains”)
    • >? Old Norse: Harfaðafjǫll, Harvaða fjöllum

Descendants

  • Old Norse: *harfaðr (attested as the genitive plural in Harfaðafjǫll)
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