Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/landabūwô

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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

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Etymology

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From *landą (land) +‎ *būwô (dweller).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑn.dɑ.ˌbu.wɔːː/

Noun

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*landabūwô m[1]

  1. inhabitant, countryman

Inflection

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masculine an-stemDeclension 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

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *landabūwō
  • Old Norse: landbúi

References

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