arbatn
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- èrbatan (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High German ar(e)beiten, from Old High German ar(a)beiten (“to toil, work hard”), from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, equivalent to arbat + -an. Cognate with German arbeiten.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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