Reconstruction:Old Dutch/epo

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *apijō (“land by a river”), a compound of *apu (“river”) + *-jō. Equivalent to *apa (“river”) +‎ -o, where the first element was influenced by i-umlaut.

Noun

*epo m

  1. Land by a river
  2. Epe (a village in modern Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Declension

NB: the place-name wouldn't have used the plural.

Declension of *epo (masculine an-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *epo *epon
accusative *epon *epon
genitive *epin *epono
dative *epin *epon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: Ēpe
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