Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelþaz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
*kelþaz n
Inflection edit
z-stemDeclension of *kelþaz (z-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kelþaz | *kilþizō | |
vocative | *kelþaz | *kilþizō | |
accusative | *kelþaz | *kilþizō | |
genitive | *kilþiziz | *kilþizǫ̂ | |
dative | *kilþizi | *kilþizumaz | |
instrumental | *kilþizē | *kilþizumiz |