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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑn.dɑ̃/

Noun

*hlandą n

1. urine

   Synonym: *harnaz

Inflection

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

Descendants

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

Further reading

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