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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *dherǝbh-
Meaning: to work; srong, adroit
Tokharian: A, B tsārw- 'take heart, take courage' (Adams 731)
Russ. meaning: работать; сильный, ловкий
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *dir̂b- (*dir̂b-a-) vb., *dar̂b-a- (2) c.
Meaning: work
Lithuanian: dìrbti (dìrba) `arbeiten', dárba-s `Arbeit, Tat, Werk'
Lettish: dar̂bs 'Arbeit, Werk, Tat', { dial. dirbt 'arbeiten'}
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *dirba-, *dirban-, *darbia-, *dirbian- vb.
Meaning: work; srong, adroit
Old Norse: djarf-r `kühn, mutig'; dirfa wk. `erdreisten'
Norwegian: djerv adj.; djerva-sy vb.
Swedish: djärv `dreist'; djärva-st vb.
Old Danish: djärve-s, dürve-s `sich erdreisten'
Danish: djerv adj.
Old English: ge-deorfan st. V. `arbeiten; umkommen', gedeorf, deorf n. `Arbeit, Mühsal'
Old Frisian: derve `derb, geradezu'
Old Saxon: dervi `kräftig, frech, feindlich'
Middle Low German: derve `geradezu'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 405
Root: dherebh-
English meaning: to harden
German meaning: `gerinnen, gerinnen machen, ballen, dickflüssig'
Material: Ai. drapsá-ḥ m. `Tropfen'??; gr. τρέφεσθαι, τετροφέναι `gerinnen, fest sein', τρέφω, dor. τράφω `mache gerinnen (γάλα; τυρόν), nähre (*mache dick, feist), erziehe' (θρέψω, ἔθρεψα) τροφός `nährend', f. `Amme', θρέμμα `das Genährte, Pflegling, Kind, Zuchtvieh', τρόφις `feist, stark, groß', τροφαλίς, -ίδος `frischer Käse, geronnene Milch', ταρφύς `dicht', τάρφεα Pl. n. `Dickicht', τραφερή (γη̃) `festes Land';
nasaliert und mit idg. b (idg. Artikulationsschwankung in nasaler Umgebung) θρόμβος `geronnene Masse (von Milch, Blut usw.)', θρομβόομαι `gerinne', θρομβει̃ον `Klümpchen';
as. derƀi (*ðarƀia) `kräftig, böse', afries. mnd. derve `derb, geradezu' (verschieden von ahd. derb `ungesäuert' = anord. þjarfr), ablaut. anord. djarfr `mutig, kühn' (die ältere Bed. noch in norw. dial. dirna aus *dirfna `zunehmen, wieder zu Kräften kommen'); anord. dirfa `ermutigen';
nasaliert wohl anord. dramb `Übermut' (*dick sein), nisl. drambr `Knoten im Holz'; anord. drumbr `Klotz', mnd. drummel `gedrungene Person'.
References: WP. I 876.
Pages: 257-258
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