Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpandabain
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *elpand (“elephant; ivory”) + *bain (“bone”).
Noun edit
*elpandabain n
Inflection edit
Neuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *elpandabain | |
Genitive | *elpandabainas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *elpandabain | *elpandabainu |
Accusative | *elpandabain | *elpandabainu |
Genitive | *elpandabainas | *elpandabainō |
Dative | *elpandabainē | *elpandabainum |
Instrumental | *elpandabainu | *elpandabainum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: elpendbān, ylpenbān
- Middle English: ylpen-ban, hilpen ban
- ⇒ Middle English: alpes bon
- Middle English: ylpen-ban, hilpen ban
- Old Frisian: *elpendbēn, *elpenbēn
- Old Saxon: *elpandbēn
- Old Dutch: elpondbēn, elpantbēn
- Old High German: elfantbein, helfantbein, helfanbein