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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamb

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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 *kambaz.

Likely attested on the inscription of Erfurt-Frienstedt as ᚲᚨᛒᚨ (kaba /⁠kamba⁠/), with retained final vowel.

Noun

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*kamb m

  1. comb

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kamb
Genitive *kambas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kamb *kambō, *kambōs
Accusative *kamb *kambā
Genitive *kambas *kambō
Dative *kambē *kambum
Instrumental *kambu *kambum

Descendants

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