Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kebą

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

Etymology

Apparently from the same Proto-Indo-European root, *ǵep- (“to chew, eat”), as *kebrą and *kaflaz of roughly the same meaning.

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈke.βɑ̃/

Noun

*kebą n

  1. cheek, jaw
    Synonym: *kebrą

Inflection

Declension of *kebą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kebą *kebō
vocative *kebą *kebō
accusative *kebą *kebō
genitive *kebas, *kibis *kebǫ̂
dative *kebai *kebamaz
instrumental *kebō *kebamiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: kevan
    • Middle Low German: keben, keve
      • Low German: Keve, Keben
  • Danish: kæbe
  • Norwegian: kjeve
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