Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gel-, *gʷel- (“to swallow; throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈke.lɑz/

Noun

*kelaz n

1. throat

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *kelaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kelaz	*kilizō
vocative	*kelaz	*kilizō
accusative	*kelaz	*kilizō
genitive	*kiliziz	*kilizǫ̂
dative	*kilizi	*kilizumaz
instrumental	*kilizē	*kilizumiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *kelurō

Related terms

• *kelǭ

Descendants

• Old English: ċeolor, ċeoler; ċeosol, ċesol (“maw, gullet”) (through metathesis ?)
  • Middle English: *cholere
    • Scots: chollare, choler, choller, chuller, chiller
• Old High German: kelur, kelor; kelura; keluro, keloro