Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kabl

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kablaz (stick), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ- (branch).

Noun

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*kabl m[1]

  1. stick, rod
    Synonyms: *galgō, *mast, *rōdu, *skaft, *spalu, *spīrā, *staur, *stokk
  2. lot
    Synonyms: *hlaut, *hlot, *tain

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kabl
Genitive *kablas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kabl *kablō, *kablōs
Accusative *kabl *kablā
Genitive *kablas *kablō
Dative *kablē *kablum
Instrumental *kablu *kablum

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *kaval; *kavala f
  • Old Dutch: *cavela

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*kabla/ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 276–277