Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klott
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier *kluttaz,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up; amass; clench”). Compare related *klūt, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz.
Noun[edit]
*klott m
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *klott | |
| Genitive | *klottas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *klott | *klottō, *klottōs |
| Accusative | *klott | *klottā |
| Genitive | *klottas | *klottō |
| Dative | *klottē | *klottum |
| Instrumental | *klottu | *klottum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: clot, clott; *clod (in clod-hamer)
- Old Saxon: *klott, *klot
- Old High German: kloz, chloz
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kluttaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 217