Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gurgulā

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gurguliō (“windpipe, gullet”).[1] Doublet of *kelā (“throat”).

Noun

*gurgulā f

  1. throat
    Synonyms: *kelā, *þrutō

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *gurgulā
Genitive *gurgulōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *gurgulā *gurgulōn
Accusative *gurgulōn *gurgulōn
Genitive *gurgulōn *gurgulōnō
Dative *gurgulōn *gurgulōm, *gurgulum
Instrumental *gurgulōn *gurgulōm, *gurgulum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *gurgula
  • Old Dutch: *gurgula
  • Old High German: gurgula

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “gorgel”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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