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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kulbaz

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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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Apparently from a pre-form *gl̥h₁bʰ-o-, of uncertain further origin; often compared to Latin globus (< *gleh₁bʰ-eh₂-) and Lithuanian glė́bti (to embrace, clasp) (< *gleh₁bʰ-ye-ti), Latvian glēba, which are possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (to form into a ball).[1]

Noun

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*kulbaz m[2]

  1. round object, lump
  2. club, staff

Declension

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *kulbaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kulbaz *kulbōz, *kulbōs
vocative *kulb *kulbōz, *kulbōs
accusative *kulbą *kulbanz
genitive *kulbas, *kulbis *kulbǫ̂
dative *kulbai *kulbamaz
instrumental *kulbō *kulbamiz
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  • *kalbaz (calf of the leg; soft tissue) (possibly)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*kulba(n)-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kulƀaz ~ *kulƀōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 223