Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fadurbanô

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 *fadēr +‎ *banô, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tr̥-gʷʰon-ō, ultimately from *ph₂tḗr (“father”) +‎ *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πατροφόνος (patrophónos), πατροφονεύς (patrophoneús), Sanskrit पितृहन् (pitṛhan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.ður.ˌbɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*fadurbanô m

1. (North Germanic) father-slayer, patricide

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *fadurbanô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fadurbanô	*fadurbananiz
vocative	*fadurbanô	*fadurbananiz
accusative	*fadurbananų	*fadurbananunz
genitive	*fadurbaniniz	*fadurbananǫ̂
dative	*fadurbanini	*fadurbanammaz
instrumental	*fadurbaninē	*fadurbanammiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: fǫðurbani
  • Icelandic: föðurbani
  • Faroese: faðirbani