Reconstruction:Old Dutch/cawa

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kahu.

Noun

*cāwa f

  1. jackdaw

Inflection

Declension of *cāwa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *cāwa *cāwa, *cāwon
accusative *cāwa, *cāwon *cāwa, *cāwon
genitive *cāwon *cāwono
dative *cāwon *cāwon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cauwe, ca
    • Dutch: kauw, ka
    • → West Frisian: ka (likely borrowed)

Further Reading

  • “kouwa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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