Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamarling

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 *kamarā (“chamber”) +‎ *-ling.

Noun

*kamarling m

1. chamberlain

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kamarling
Genitive	*kamarlingas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kamarling	*kamarlingō, *kamarlingōs
Accusative	*kamarling	*kamarlingā
Genitive	*kamarlingas	*kamarlingō
Dative	*kamarlingē	*kamarlingum
Instrumental	*kamarlingu	*kamarlingum

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *kamerling
  • Middle Dutch: cāmerlinc
    • Dutch: kamerling
• Old High German: chamarling
• → Medieval Latin: camerlingus, camerlengus, camarlingus, camberlingus, camerlanus, cambellanus (see there for further descendants)