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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōmahūsą

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 *dōmaz (“judgement”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔː.mɑ.ˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*dōmahūsą n[1]

  1. court-house

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *dōmahūsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dōmahūsą *dōmahūsō
vocative *dōmahūsą *dōmahūsō
accusative *dōmahūsą *dōmahūsō
genitive *dōmahūsas, *dōmahūsis *dōmahūsǫ̂
dative *dōmahūsai *dōmahūsamaz
instrumental *dōmahūsō *dōmahūsamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: dōmhūs
    • Middle English: dome-howse
      • English: doom-house
  • Old Norse: dómhús
    • Icelandic: dómhús

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dōma-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 73
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