Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kafl
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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]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kaflaz.
Noun[edit]
*kafl m[1]
- (northern) jaw
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kafl | |
| Genitive | *kaflas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kafl | *kaflō, *kaflōs |
| Accusative | *kafl | *kaflā |
| Genitive | *kaflas | *kaflō |
| Dative | *kaflē | *kaflum |
| Instrumental | *kaflu | *kaflum |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “northern WGmc *kafl ‘jaw’”