*lundō

Runic: ᛚᚢᚾᛞᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈlun.dɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

  1. loin
  2. kidney
  3. fat

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ln̥dʰ- (y)eh₂-, from *lendʰ- (‘kidney, loin’).

The semantic shift from "kidney" > "mood" in North Germanic languages and metaphorical usage of a non-heart organ to indicate mood is observed cross-linguistically, compare White Hmong siab (‘liver; mood’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.lundōlundôz
Acc.lundǭlundōz
Gen.lundōzlundǫ̂
Dat.lundōilundōmaz
Inst.lundōlundōmiz
Voc.lundōlundôz

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Descendants

  • *lundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lunta, lunda, luntussa (Old High German)
  • *lundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lundulagō (Proto-West Germanic)
      • lundlaga, lunglaga (Old Frisian)
  • *lundu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lundulagō (Proto-West Germanic)
      • lundlaga (Old English)
        • lundlawe (Middle English)
  • lund (Old Norse)
    • lund (Faroese)
    • lund (Icelandic)
    • lund (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • lundi, lundr, lunderni (Old Norse)

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