Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlandą

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 Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). Cognate with Lithuanian klanas (“pool, puddle, slop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑn.dɑ̃/

Noun

*hlandą n

1. urine

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hlandą (neuter a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*hlandą
vocative	*hlandą
accusative	*hlandą
genitive	*hlandas, *hlandis
dative	*hlandai
instrumental	*hlandō

Descendants

• Old English: hland, hlond
  • Middle English: land
    • Scots: lint
    • English: land, lant
• Old Dutch: *hland
  • Middle Dutch: lant
• Old Norse: hland
  • Icelandic: hland
  • Faroese: land
  • Norwegian: land
  • Old Swedish: land
• → Finnish: lanta

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)