Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klajjô

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 *gley- (“to glue, stick together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑj.jɔːː/

Noun

*klajjô m

1. clay
2. gadfly

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *klajjô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*klajjô	*klajjaniz
vocative	*klajjô	*klajjaniz
accusative	*klajjanų	*klajjanunz
genitive	*klajjiniz	*klajjanǫ̂
dative	*klajjini	*klajjammaz
instrumental	*klajjinē	*klajjammiz

Related terms

• *klajjaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: kleggi
  • Icelandic: kleggi
  • Faroese: kleggi
  • Norwegian: kli (dialectal)
  • Danish: klæg, kleg
  • → Scots: cleg, (clag), kleg
  • → English: cleg; (clag?)