Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lindō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*lindijō

Etymology

Possibly related to *linþaz (“mild, soft”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlin.dɔː/

Noun

*lindō f

linden tree

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lindō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lindō	*lindôz
vocative	*lindō	*lindôz
accusative	*lindǭ	*lindōz
genitive	*lindōz	*lindǫ̂
dative	*lindōi	*lindōmaz
instrumental	*lindō	*lindōmiz

Derived terms

*lindīnaz

Descendants

Old English: lind
- Middle English: lind, linde
  - English: lind
  - Scots: lind, lynde, leind
Old Frisian: *lind
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Lindeboom
Old Saxon: linda; lindia (<*lindijō)
- Middle Low German: linde
  - ⇒ German Low German: Lindboom, Linnboom
Old Dutch: *linda
- Middle Dutch: linde
  - Dutch: linde
Old High German: linta
- Middle High German: linde
  - German: Linde
  - Luxembourgish: Lann
Old Norse: lind
- Icelandic: lind
- Old Swedish: lind
  - Swedish: lind
- Danish: lind

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