erdbibunga

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *erþubibungu. Cognate with Dutch aardbeving, Old Frisian erthbivinge, and Old English eorþbeofung. Equivalent to erda +‎ bibēn +‎ -unga.

Noun

erdbibunga f

1. earthquake

Declension

Declension of erdbibunga (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	erdbibunga	erdbibungā
accusative	erdbibunga	erdbibungā
genitive	erdbibunga	erdbibungōno
dative	erdbibungu	erdbibungōm

Descendants

• German: Erdbeben

References

1. Wright, Joseph. (1888) An Old High German Primer, Second Edition.