Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelþaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *gelt-, *ǵelt- (“womb”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Danish kuld (“brood, litter”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (“lap”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, “womb”), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkel.θɑz/

Noun

*kelþaz n

1. fetus (child in the womb)
2. newborn; infant; child

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *kelþaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kelþaz	*kilþizō
vocative	*kelþaz	*kilþizō
accusative	*kelþaz	*kilþizō
genitive	*kilþiziz	*kilþizǫ̂
dative	*kilþizi	*kilþizumaz
instrumental	*kilþizē	*kilþizumiz

Related terms

• *kilþį̄

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kelþ, *kilþ
  • Old English: ċild
    • Middle English: child
      • English: child
      • Scots: child
• Gothic: *𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍃 (*kilþs)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍃 (inkilþs)