Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwerbabain
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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
editEtymology
editFrom *hwerban (“to turn”) + *bain (“bone”).
Noun
edit*hwerbabain n
- joint
- Synonym: *knokō
- vertebra
- kneecap
- Synonym: *knewaskībā
Inflection
edit| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hwerbabain | |
| Genitive | *hwerbabainas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hwerbabain | *hwerbabainu |
| Accusative | *hwerbabain | *hwerbabainu |
| Genitive | *hwerbabainas | *hwerbabainō |
| Dative | *hwerbabainē | *hwerbabainum |
| Instrumental | *hwerbabainu | *hwerbabainum |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Old English: hweorfbān
- Old Saxon: hwerfbēn
- Old High German: *hwerfbein, werfbein, wirfbein