Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/keudō

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

Of unclear origin.[1] Older theories take the word as a derivative of a Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (pouch, sack), which would be an extension of *gew- (to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeu̯.ðɔː/

Noun

*keudō f

  1. bag

Inflection

Declension of *keudō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *keudō *keudôz
vocative *keudō *keudôz
accusative *keudǭ *keudōz
genitive *keudōz *keudǫ̂
dative *keudōi *keudōmaz
instrumental *keudō *keudōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *keudu
    • Old English: ċēod; ċēoda[2]
      • English: (possibly the first element of) kidney
    • Old High German: kiot, chiot
      • Old High German: tresokiot, trisokiot

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*kuddan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 308:*keuda-
  2. ^ http://books.google.nl/books?id=9stMq8rRnCMC&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=proto-germanic+bag&source=bl&ots=HOXpb7XOPR&sig=eH3DBfxD1PXynPT-YsnXJxvaAUA&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=9YYUT8acL4qg-wblz-zRAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=proto-germanic%20bag&f=false. Page 175.