Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelkô

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

Derived from the same root as *kelaz (throat) and *kelǭ, with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *mankô (mane), *leuskô (groin).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kelkô m

  1. jaw-bone

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *kelkô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kelkô *kelkaniz
vocative *kelkô *kelkaniz
accusative *kelkanų *kelkanunz
genitive *kilkiniz *kelkanǫ̂
dative *kilkini *kelkammaz
instrumental *kilkinē *kelkammiz

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: kjalki
  • Old High German: kelah

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN