Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knewaskībā

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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 *kneu (knee) +‎ *skībā (disc, plate, slice), from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ (whence Old Norse skífa (slice)), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (to cut, split).

Noun

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*knewaskībā f

  1. kneecap

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *knewaskībā
Genitive *knewaskībōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *knewaskībā *knewaskībōn
Accusative *knewaskībōn *knewaskībōn
Genitive *knewaskībōn *knewaskībōnō
Dative *knewaskībōn *knewaskībōm, *knewaskībum
Instrumental *knewaskībōn *knewaskībōm, *knewaskībum

Descendants

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