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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.ɸɑ̃/

Noun

*kafą n

1. (West Germanic) chaff

Inflection

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

• *kefō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kaf
  • Old English: *cæf, ċeaf
    • Middle English: caf, kaf, chaf, chaff
      • English: chaff
      • Scots: caff
  • Old Frisian: *kaf, *zaf
    • Saterland Frisian: Sääf
    • West Frisian: tsjêf
  • Old Saxon: kaf
    • Middle Low German: kaf
      • German Low German: Kaff
  • Old Dutch: *caf
    • Middle Dutch: caf
      • Dutch: kaf
        • Afrikaans: kaf
  • Old High German: kaf
    • Middle High German: kaf
      • German: Kaff
      • Luxembourgish: Kuef