Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kablaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *kablô (Northern)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ- (“branch”). Cognate with Lithuanian žãbas (“branch, cane”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑβ.lɑz/

Noun

*kablaz m[1]

  1. round piece of wood
  2. stick, rod
    Synonyms: *furkaz, *galgô, *mastaz, *rōdō, *skaftaz, *spaluz, *spīrǭ, *stauraz, *stukkaz

Inflection

Declension of *kablaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kablaz *kablōz, *kablōs
vocative *kabl *kablōz, *kablōs
accusative *kablą *kablanz
genitive *kablas, *kablis *kablǫ̂
dative *kablai *kablamaz
instrumental *kablō *kablamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kabl
    • Old Saxon: *kaval; *kavala f
    • Old Dutch: *cavela
  • Old Norse: kafli, kefli (<*kablô)
  • Danish: kævle

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kabla/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 276–277
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