Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaldī
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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 *kald (“cold”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).
Noun[edit]
*kaldī f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| īn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kaldī | |
| Genitive | *kaldīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kaldī | — |
| Accusative | *kaldīn | — |
| Genitive | *kaldīn | — |
| Dative | *kaldīn | — |
| Instrumental | *kaldīn | — |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ċieldu, ċyldu, ċealdu, caldu
- Old Frisian: kalde, kelde
- Old Saxon: *kaldī, *keldī, *kaldīn
- Old Dutch: *keldi
- Old High German: kaltī, chaldī, chalte, chaltī, chaltīn, keltīn
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205: “PWGmc *kaldī”