Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kalb
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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 *kalbaz.
Noun[edit]
*kalb n[1]
- calf (young cow)
Inflection[edit]
| z-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kalb | |
| Genitive | *kalbiʀi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kalb | *kalbiʀu |
| Accusative | *kalb | *kalbiʀu |
| Genitive | *kalbiʀi | *kalbiʀō |
| Dative | *kalbiʀi | *kalbiʀum |
| Instrumental | *kalbiʀi | *kalbiʀum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ċealf, cælf
- Old Frisian: *kalf, *kālch, *kāl
- Old Saxon: kalf
- Old Dutch: calf
- Old High German: kalb, chalb, chalp
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118: “*kalb”