Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dauþabadi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *dauþ +‎ *badi.

Noun

*dauþabadi n

  1. deathbed

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *dauþabadi
Genitive *dauþabaddjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *dauþabadi *dauþabaddju
Accusative *dauþabadi *dauþabaddju
Genitive *dauþabaddjas *dauþabaddjō
Dative *dauþabaddjē *dauþabaddjum
Instrumental *dauþabaddju *dauþabaddjum

Descendants

  • Old English: dēaþbedd, dēaþbed
    • Middle English: dethbed
  • Old Frisian: *dāthbedd, *dāthbed
    • West Frisian: deabêd; deadsbêd
  • Old Saxon: *dōdbedi, *dōdbeddi, *dōdbedd, *dōdbed
    • Middle Low German: dôtbedde
      • German Low German: Dodenbedd, Dodenbett
      • ? Swedish: dödsbädd (calque)
  • Old Dutch: *dōdbeddi
    • Middle Dutch: dodebedde, dootbedde
      • Dutch: doodbed
  • Old High German: *tōdbetti, *tōtbetti
    • Middle High German: tōtbette, tōtbet
      • German: Todbett, Todenbett