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
Genitive *kolbas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kolb *kolbō, *kolbōs
Accusative *kolb *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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