Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haubidaburg

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

*haubida- +‎ *burg

Noun

*haubidaburg f

  1. capital city
  2. main city, town, or fortress

Inflection

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *haubidaburg
Genitive *haubidaburgi
Singular Plural
Nominative *haubidaburg *haubidaburgi
Accusative *haubidaburgu *haubidaburgi
Genitive *haubidaburgi *haubidaburgō
Dative *haubidaburgi *haubidaburgum
Instrumental *haubidaburgi *haubidaburgum

Descendants

  • Old English: hēafodburg, hēafodburh
    • Middle English: heed burgh
  • Old High German: houbitburg
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