Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelkô

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

Derived from the same root as *kelaz (“throat”) and *kelǭ, with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *mankô (“mane”), *leuskô (“groin”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkel.kɔːː/

Noun

*kelkô m[1]

  1. jaw-bone

Inflection

Declension of *kelkô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kelkô *kelkaniz
vocative *kelkô *kelkaniz
accusative *kelkanų *kelkanunz
genitive *kilkiniz *kelkanǫ̂
dative *kilkini *kelkammaz
instrumental *kilkinē *kelkammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kjalki
  • Old High German: kelah
    • Middle High German: kelch
      • Bavarian: Kelch, Kölch, Kööch

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kelka(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 284
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