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

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkel.kɔːː/

Noun

*kelkô m

1. jaw-bone

Inflection

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

• Old Norse: kjalki
  • Faroese: kjálki
  • Icelandic: kjálki
  • Norwegian: kjelke
  • Elfdalian: tjåke
• Old High German: kelah
  • Middle High German: kelch
    • Bavarian: Kelch, Kölch, Kööch

References

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