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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *arkō.
Noun
*arku f
- chest
Inflection
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Singular
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*arku
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| Genitive
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*arkā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*arku
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*arkō
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| Accusative
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*arkā
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*arkā
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| Genitive
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*arkā
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*arkō
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| Dative
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*arkē
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*arkōm, *arkum
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| Instrumental
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*arku
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*arkōm, *arkum
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Descendants
- Old English: earce, earc, erc f, ærc n
- Middle English: arke, ark
- English: ark (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: airk
- Old Frisian: arke
- Old Saxon: *arka
- Old Dutch: *arka
- Old High German: arka, arca, archa