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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klobu

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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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Related to *kleuban (to split, cleave).

Noun

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*klobu f

  1. clove of garlic
  2. bulb (of a plant), tuber

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *klobu
Genitive *klobā
Singular Plural
Nominative *klobu *klobō
Accusative *klobā *klobā
Genitive *klobā *klobō
Dative *klobē *klobōm, *klobum
Instrumental *klobu *klobōm, *klobum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: clofu, clufu