Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kahu

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • *kāu

Etymology

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From the root of Proto-Germanic *kawjaną (to call), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (to call, cry).

Noun

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*kahu f

  1. chough, jackdaw

Declension

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-stem
Singular
Nominative *kahu
Genitive *kahwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *kahu *kahwō
Accusative *kahwā *kahwā
Genitive *kahwā *kahwō
Dative *kahwē *kahwōm, *kahum
Instrumental *kahu *kahwōm, *kahum

Descendants

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