Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōþurbanô

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 *brōþēr +‎ *banô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔː.θur.ˌbɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*brōþurbanô m

1. brother-slayer, fratricide

Inflection

Declension of *brōþurbanô (masculine an-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*brōþurbanô	*brōþurbananiz
vocative	*brōþurbanô	*brōþurbananiz
accusative	*brōþurbananų	*brōþurbananunz
genitive	*brōþurbaniniz	*brōþurbananǫ̂
dative	*brōþurbanini	*brōþurbanammaz
instrumental	*brōþurbaninē	*brōþurbanammiz

Descendants

• Old English: brōþorbana
• Old Norse: bróðurbani
  • Icelandic: bróðurbani

References

• Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ƀrōþur-ƀanōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 58