Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kafą

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 edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵep-, *ǵebʰ- (jaw, mouth; to eat, chew, devour).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kafą n

  1. (West Germanic) chaff

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kafą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kafą *kafō
vocative *kafą *kafō
accusative *kafą *kafō
genitive *kafas, *kafis *kafǫ̂
dative *kafai *kafamaz
instrumental *kafō *kafamiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kaf