Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galōfō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galōfô. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *lōfō (“palm of the hand”).

Noun

*galōfō m

1. glove

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*galōfō
Genitive	*galōfini, *galōfan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*galōfō	*galōfan
Accusative	*galōfan	*galōfan
Genitive	*galōfini, *galōfan	*galōfanō
Dative	*galōfini, *galōfan	*galōfum
Instrumental	*galōfini, *galōfan	*galōfum

Alternative reconstructions

• *glōfō, *galōfā, *glōfā

Descendants

• Old English: glōf, glōfe f, glōfa m
  • Middle English: glofe, glove
    • English: glove
    • Scots: gluve, gluive