Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamarling

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

From *kamarā (chamber) +‎ *-ling.

Noun

*kamarling m

  1. chamberlain

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kamarling
Genitive *kamarlingas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kamarling *kamarlingō, *kamarlingōs
Accusative *kamarling *kamarlingā
Genitive *kamarlingas *kamarlingō
Dative *kamarlingē *kamarlingum
Instrumental *kamarlingu *kamarlingum

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: *kamerling
  • Old High German: chamarling
  • Medieval Latin: camerlingus, camerlengus, camarlingus, camberlingus, camerlanus, cambellanus (see there for further descendants)