Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/landabūwô

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 *landą (“land”) +‎ *būwô (“dweller”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑn.dɑ.ˌbu.wɔːː/

Noun

*landabūwô m[1]

  1. inhabitant, countryman

Inflection

Declension of *landabūwô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *landabūwô *landabūwaniz
vocative *landabūwô *landabūwaniz
accusative *landabūwanų *landabūwanunz
genitive *landabūwiniz *landabūwanǫ̂
dative *landabūwini *landabūwammaz
instrumental *landabūwinē *landabūwammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *landabūwō
    • Old High German: lantbūo, lantbūwo
  • Old Norse: landbúi
    • Icelandic: landbúi

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*landa-būwōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 235
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