Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/keluz

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to *kelǭ (throat).[1] Kluge compares Ancient Greek γαυλός (gaulós, "merchant vessel," originally "milk pail"), which itself has been connected to *keulaz (ship).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*keluz m

  1. (North Germanic) keel
    Coordinate term: *skaggiją

Inflection

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u-stemDeclension of *keluz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *keluz *kiliwiz
vocative *kelu *kiliwiz
accusative *kelų *kelunz
genitive *kelauz *kiliwǫ̂
dative *kiliwi *kelumaz
instrumental *kelū *kelumiz

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kiel3”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kiel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891