Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kalb

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun

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*kalb n[1]

  1. calf (young cow)

Inflection

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z-stem
Singular
Nominative *kalb
Genitive *kalbiʀi
Singular Plural
Nominative *kalb *kalbiʀu
Accusative *kalb *kalbiʀu
Genitive *kalbiʀi *kalbiʀō
Dative *kalbiʀi *kalbiʀum
Instrumental *kalbiʀi *kalbiʀum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118:*kalb