< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dauþubandą

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 *dauþuz (“death”) +‎ *bandą (“bond”). The latter related to *bindaną (“to tie”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑu̯.θu.ˌbɑn.dɑ̃/

Noun

*dauþubandą n[1]

  1. death-bond

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *dauþubandą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dauþubandą *dauþubandō
vocative *dauþubandą *dauþubandō
accusative *dauþubandą *dauþubandō
genitive *dauþubandas, *dauþubandis *dauþubandǫ̂
dative *dauþubandai *dauþubandamaz
instrumental *dauþubandō *dauþubandamiz

Descendants
  • Middle High German: tōtbant
  • Old Norse: dauðabǫnd

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*dauþubandan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.