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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*kaflaz m
Inflection
[edit]| 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 | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *kafl
- Old Norse: káfl
References
[edit]- ^ 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’”
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kiefer¹”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “g̑ep(h)֊, g̑ebh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 382