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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dauþubandą
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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]
- death-bond
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension 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
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*dauþubandan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 69