olbenta

Old High German

Alternative forms

• olbenda, olpenta, olvenda, olvinda, ulvinda f, olbendo, olbento m

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “elephant”). The sense developed in Germanic through confusion. Doublet of helfant (“elephant”), a later borrowing in the original meaning.

Noun

olbenta f

1. camel

Descendants

• Middle High German: olbende