Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kolb

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz.[1]

    Noun

    *kolb m

    1. bulb, protrusion
    2. staff, club

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *kolb(a)
    Genitive *kolbas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *kolb(a) *kolbōs
    Accusative *kolb(a) *kolbā
    Genitive *kolbas *kolbō
    Dative *kolbē *kolbum
    Instrumental *kolbu *kolbum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Dutch: *kolf
    • Old High German: kolb

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*kulƀaz ~ *kulƀōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 223
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