Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kākabain

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

Etymology

From *kākā (“jaw, cheek”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*kākabain n

1. cheekbone

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kākabain
Genitive	*kākabainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kākabain	*kākabainu
Accusative	*kākabain	*kākabainu
Genitive	*kākabainas	*kākabainō
Dative	*kākabainē	*kākabainum
Instrumental	*kākabainu	*kākabainum

Descendants

• Old English: ċēacbān, *ċēocbān
  • Middle English: *chekeban, chekebon, chekbone
    • English: cheekbone
    • Scots: cheekbane
• Old Dutch: *cācbēn
  • Middle Dutch: câkebêen
    • Dutch: kaakbeen
    • → Swedish: käkben