Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galōfô

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

From *ga- (associative prefix) +‎ *lōfô (“palm of the hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑ.ˈlɔː.ɸɔːː/

Noun

*galōfô m

1. glove

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *galōfô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*galōfô	*galōfaniz
vocative	*galōfô	*galōfaniz
accusative	*galōfanų	*galōfanunz
genitive	*galōfiniz	*galōfanǫ̂
dative	*galōfini	*galōfammaz
instrumental	*galōfinē	*galōfammiz

Synonyms

• *wantuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *galōfō, *glōfō
  • Old English: glōfa m, glōfe f (attested in plural glōfan); glōf f
    • Middle English: glove, glofe, gloove; glufe, gluve, glwfe
      • English: glove
        • → Zulu: igilavu
      • Scots: gluive, gluve
• Old Norse: glófi
  • Icelandic: glófi
  • Faroese: glógvi