Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ulbanduz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Latin elephantus (“elephant”).
Noun
*ulbanduz m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ulbanduz | *ulbandiwiz |
| vocative | *ulbandu | *ulbandiwiz |
| accusative | *ulbandų | *ulbandunz |
| genitive | *ulbandauz | *ulbandiwǫ̂ |
| dative | *ulbandiwi | *ulbandumaz |
| instrumental | *ulbandū | *ulbandumiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *olbandu, *olbandī, *olbandijō
- Old English: olfend m or n, olfenda m, olbend n — early
- Old Saxon: olbundeo
- Middle Low German: olvant, olvent, olvat, olvet, olivant, olevant, olyfant, alvent
- Old Dutch: *olvant
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: olfendier (“camel”)
- Old High German: olbenta, olbenda, olpenta, olvenda, olvinda, ulvinda f, olbendo, olbento m
- Middle High German: olbende
- Old Norse: ulfaldi
- Icelandic: úlfaldi
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Ulvalde
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus)
- → Proto-Slavic: *velьb(l)ǫdъ (see there for further descendants)