Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kinnubain
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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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- *kinnibain
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *kinnubainą. Equivalent to *kinnu (“chin, jaw”) + *bain (“bone”). Cognate with Old Norse kinnebein.[1]
Noun edit
*kinnubain n
- jawbone
- Synonym: *kinnubakō
Inflection edit
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kinnubain | |
| Genitive | *kinnubainas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kinnubain | *kinnubainu |
| Accusative | *kinnubain | *kinnubainu |
| Genitive | *kinnubainas | *kinnubainō |
| Dative | *kinnubainē | *kinnubainum |
| Instrumental | *kinnubainu | *kinnubainum |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kennu-bainan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 212