Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kinnubain
Proto-West Germanic
editAlternative forms
edit- *kinnibain
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *kinnubainą. Equivalent to *kinnu (“chin, jaw”) + *bain (“bone”). Cognate with Old Norse kinnebein.[1]
Noun
edit*kinnubain n
- jawbone
- Synonym: *kinnubakō
Inflection
editNeuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *kinnubain | |
Genitive | *kinnubainas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *kinnubain | *kinnubainu |
Accusative | *kinnubain | *kinnubainu |
Genitive | *kinnubainas | *kinnubainō |
Dative | *kinnubainē | *kinnubainum |
Instrumental | *kinnubainu | *kinnubainum |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kennu-bainan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 212