Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpand
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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]
Borrowed from Latin elephantus (“elephant”).[1] Doublet of *olbandu (“camel”).
Noun[edit]
*elpand m
- elephant
- Synonym: *elpandadeuʀ
- ivory
- Synonym: *elpandabain
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *elpand | |
| Genitive | *elpandas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *elpand | *elpandō, *elpandōs |
| Accusative | *elpand | *elpandā |
| Genitive | *elpandas | *elpandō |
| Dative | *elpandē | *elpandum |
| Instrumental | *elpandu | *elpandum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: elpend, ylpend, ylp
- Old Dutch: *elpand
- Middle Dutch: elpend
- Old High German: helfan, helfant
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Elfenbein”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 175
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Berber
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Egyptian
- Proto-West Germanic terms borrowed from Latin
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Latin
- Proto-West Germanic doublets
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic masculine nouns
- gmw-pro:Mammals
- gmw-pro:Teeth
- gmw-pro:Animal body parts
- Proto-West Germanic masculine a-stem nouns