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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gelu

 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.

Adjective edit

*gelu[1]

  1. yellow

Inflection edit

wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gelu
Genitive *gelwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gelu *gelu *gelu
Accusative *gelwanā *gelwā *gelu
Genitive *gelwas *gelweʀā *gelwas
Dative *gelumē *gelweʀē *gelumē
Instrumental *gelu *gelweʀu *gelu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gelwē *gelwō *gelu
Accusative *gelwā *gelwā *gelu
Genitive *gelweʀō *gelweʀō *gelweʀō
Dative *gelwēm, *gelum *gelwēm, *gelum *gelwēm, *gelum
Instrumental *gelwēm, *gelum *gelwēm, *gelum *gelwēm, *gelum

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46: “PWGmc *gelu”

See also edit

Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)
     *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas      *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair      *blak, *swart
             *raud              *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn              *gelu
             *grōnī              *grōnī             
                          *blāu              *blāu
             *blāu              *purpurā             
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