Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kulþaz

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

Related to *kelþą, *kilþį̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkul.θɑz/

Noun

*kulþaz m

1. brood, litter

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *kulþaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kulþaz	*kulþōz, *kulþōs
vocative	*kulþ	*kulþōz, *kulþōs
accusative	*kulþą	*kulþanz
genitive	*kulþas, *kulþis	*kulþǫ̂
dative	*kulþai	*kulþamaz
instrumental	*kulþō	*kulþamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: *kollr (kollʀ in a runic inscription)
  • Norwegian: kull
  • Old Swedish: kulder, kolder
    • Swedish: kull, kulla
  • Danish: kuld
    • Jutish: kold