Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klaim

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 *klaimaz.

Noun

*klaim m

1. clay, mortar

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klaim
Genitive	*klaimas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klaim	*klaimō, *klaimōs
Accusative	*klaim	*klaimā
Genitive	*klaimas	*klaimō
Dative	*klaimē	*klaimum
Instrumental	*klaimu	*klaimum

Derived terms

• *klaimijan

Descendants

• Old English: clām
  • Middle English: clame, clom
    • English: cloam (dialectal)
• Old Dutch: *clēm
  • Middle Dutch: clêem
• Old High German: kleim