Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kultaz

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 *gel- (“to amass; swell; ball up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkul.tɑz/

Noun

*kultaz m

1. A thick, plump mass or object; lump
2. A bundle
3. A chit; offspring

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *kultaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kultaz	*kultōz, *kultōs
vocative	*kult	*kultōz, *kultōs
accusative	*kultą	*kultanz
genitive	*kultas, *kultis	*kultǫ̂
dative	*kultai	*kultamaz
instrumental	*kultō	*kultamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kolt
  • Old English: colt
    • Middle English: colt
      • English: colt
      • Scots: colt, cout, cowt
      • Yola: caule
• Old Norse: *kultr
  • Norwegian: kult
  • Swedish: kult
  • Danish: kuld