Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klainōdī

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 *klainī (“fine, delicate”) +‎ *-ōdī.

Noun

*klainōdī n

1. jewel, trinket

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klainōdī
Genitive	*klainōdijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klainōdī	*klainōdiju
Accusative	*klainōdī	*klainōdiju
Genitive	*klainōdijas	*klainōdijō
Dative	*klainōdijē	*klainōdijum
Instrumental	*klainōdiju	*klainōdijum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: klênōdīen pl
• Old Saxon: *klēnōdi
  • Middle Low German: klēnȫde, kleinȫde, klēnode, kleinode, klēnōde, kleinōde, klēnāde, kleināde, klēnōdie, kleinōdie
    • → Norwegian: klenodie
• Old Dutch: *cleinodi
  • Middle Dutch: cleinode, cleinode, cleinoot, cleinoot, clenoed
    • Dutch: kleinood
• Old High German: *kleinōti
  • Middle High German: kleinōt, kleinœt, kleinœte, kleināt, kleinēt
    • German: Kleinod
• → Medieval Latin: clēnōdium