Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/keluz
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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to *kelǭ (“throat”).[1] Kluge compares Ancient Greek γαυλός (gaulós, "merchant vessel," originally "milk pail"), which itself has been connected to *keulaz (“ship”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*keluz m
- (North Germanic) keel
- Coordinate term: *skaggiją
Inflection[edit]
| u-stemDeclension of *keluz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *keluz | *kiliwiz | |
| vocative | *kelu | *kiliwiz | |
| accusative | *kelų | *kelunz | |
| genitive | *kelauz | *kiliwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kiliwi | *kelumaz | |
| instrumental | *kelū | *kelumiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Old Norse: kjǫlr
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kiel3”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kiel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891