Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlandą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). Cognate with Lithuanian klanas (“pool, puddle, slop”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑn.dɑ̃/

Noun

*hlandą n

urine

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hlandą (neuter a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*hlandą
vocative	*hlandą
accusative	*hlandą
genitive	hlandas, hlandis
dative	*hlandai
instrumental	*hlandō

Descendants

Old English: hland, hlond
- Middle English: land
  - Scots: lint
  - English: land, lant
Old Dutch: *hland
- Middle Dutch: lant
Old Norse: hland
- Icelandic: hland
- Faroese: land
- Norwegian: land
- Old Swedish: land
→ Finnish: lanta

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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