Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klūtaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *glewdos, from *gel- (“to ball up; amass; clench”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *klott (“clot”),[1] as well as Old Armenian կեղտ (kełt, “dirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkluː.tɑz/

Noun

*klūtaz m

  1. lump, clod
  2. boulder, rock
  3. hill

Inflection

Declension of *klūtaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klūtaz *klūtōz, *klūtōs
vocative *klūt *klūtōz, *klūtōs
accusative *klūtą *klūtanz
genitive *klūtas, *klūtis *klūtǫ̂
dative *klūtai *klūtamaz
instrumental *klūtō *klūtamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klūt
  • Old Norse: klútr
  • Old Danish: klut

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klūtaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
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