Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walaraubō

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

*walaz (“battlefield; corpse”) +‎ *raubō (“booty, plunder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.lɑ.ˌrɑu̯.βoː/

Noun

*walaraubō f

1. looting of the battle-dead

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *walaraubō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*walaraubō	*walaraubôz
vocative	*walaraubō	*walaraubôz
accusative	*walaraubǭ	*walaraubōz
genitive	*walaraubōz	*walaraubǫ̂
dative	*walaraubōi	*walaraubōmaz
instrumental	*walaraubō	*walaraubōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: wælrēaf
• Old Norse: valrauf