Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelukô

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *kelaz/*kelǭ +‎ *-(u)kô (diminutive suffix).

Noun

*kelukô m

  1. (anatomy) the maw, gullet, pharynx

Inflection

Declension of *kelukô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kelukô *kelukaniz
vocative *kelukô *kelukaniz
accusative *kelukanų *kelukanunz
genitive *kelukiniz *kelukanǫ̂
dative *kelukini *kelukammaz
instrumental *kelukinē *kelukammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *keluk, *kelk (< *kelukaz)
    • ⇒ English: (dialectal) kelk, keck (“to belch, retch”, verb)
    • Old High German: keluh, kelah, kelh
      • Middle High German: kelch
        • Bavarian: Kelch, Kölch, Kööch
  • Old Norse: *kjalkr (< *kelukaz)
    • >? Swedish: (dialectal) kälk (“pith”)
  • Old Norse: kjalki
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