Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fadurbanô

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 *fadēr +‎ *banô, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tr̥-gʷʰon-ō, ultimately from *ph₂tḗr (“father”) +‎ *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πατροφόνος (patrophónos), πατροφονεύς (patrophoneús), Sanskrit पितृहन् (pitṛhan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑ.ður.ˌbɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*fadurbanô m

  1. (North Germanic) father-slayer, patricide

Inflection

Declension of *fadurbanô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fadurbanô *fadurbananiz
vocative *fadurbanô *fadurbananiz
accusative *fadurbananų *fadurbananunz
genitive *fadurbaniniz *fadurbananǫ̂
dative *fadurbanini *fadurbanammaz
instrumental *fadurbaninē *fadurbanammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fǫðurbani
    • Icelandic: föðurbani
    • Faroese: faðirbani
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