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

Declension 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. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dauþubandan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
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