Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaflaz

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵóp-wl̥ ~ *ǵép-uns, from *ǵep- (to eat, chew),[1]. Cognate with Old Norse kjaptr (jaw), from Proto-Germanic *kefutaz[2] both paralleling *habulō (head), *haubudą (head), from *kap- (head). Perhaps also cognate with Proto-Slavic *žьvàti (to chew) (whence Serbo-Croatian žvakati), Proto-Celtic *gobbos (muzzle, snout) (whence Middle Irish gop).[3]

Noun

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*kaflaz m

  1. jaw

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *kaflaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kaflaz *kaflōz, *kaflōs
vocative *kafl *kaflōz, *kaflōs
accusative *kaflą *kaflanz
genitive *kaflas, *kaflis *kaflǫ̂
dative *kaflai *kaflamaz
instrumental *kaflō *kaflamiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 255:*ĝeP- ‘± eat, masticate’
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kiefer¹”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “g̑ep(h)֊, g̑ebh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 382