Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuffju

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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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown;[2] possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewp-, whence Proto-Germanic *skuftą (tuft, hair). Perhaps also related to Proto-Germanic *kuppaz.[3][4]

Noun[edit]

*kuffju f

  1. cap, crest

Declension[edit]

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *kuffju
Genitive *kuffjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuffju *kuffjō
Accusative *kuffjā *kuffjā
Genitive *kuffjā *kuffjō
Dative *kuffjē *kuffjōm, *kuffjum
Instrumental *kuffju *kuffjōm, *kuffjum

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cofia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 20: Autres langues, page 836:westgerm. kufja, kuffja
  2. 2.0 2.1 Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kuppe”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 420:Dringt erst im 18. Jh. aus dem Niederdeutschen in die Schriftsprache; hochdeutsche Entsprechungen sind ahd. kupfa ‘Kopfbedeckung’, mhd. kupfe, gupfe. Die Wörter sind sicher entlehnt;
  3. ^ Fick, August (1890–1909) Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), 4th edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 470
  4. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 285