Appendix:Proto-Germanic/galōfô

This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words 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 *ga- +‎ *lōfô (“palm of the hand”).

Noun

*galōfô m

1. glove

Declension

Declension of *galōfô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*galōfô	*galōfaniz
Vocative	*galōfô	*galōfaniz
Accusative	*galōfanų	*galōfanunz
Genitive	*galōfiniz	*galōfanǫ̂
Dative	*galōfini	*galōfammaz
Instrumental	*galōfinē	*galōfammiz

Descendants

• Old English: *glōfa, *glōfe, glōf
  • Middle English: glofe, glove
    • Scots: glufe, gluve, gluif, gluive, gloe
    • English: glove
• Old Norse: glófi, glófe
  • Icelandic: glófi