Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaldijǭ

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

From *kaldaz (“cold”) +‎ *-jǭ. Related to Proto-Slavic *koldędzь (probably borrowed from Germanic), *koldьcь, *koldenьcь (“well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑl.di.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*kaldijǭ f

  1. well, spring
    Synonyms: *brunnô, *sauþaz

Inflection

Declension of *kaldijǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kaldijǭ *kaldijōniz
vocative *kaldijǭ *kaldijōniz
accusative *kaldijōnų *kaldijōnunz
genitive *kaldijōniz *kaldijōnǫ̂
dative *kaldijōni *kaldijōmaz
instrumental *kaldijōnē *kaldijōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kaldijā
    • Old English: ċelde
  • Old Norse: kelda
  • → Proto-Samic: *kāltëjō (see there for further descendants)
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