Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kamb

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 an attested earlier form ᚲᚨᛒᚨ (kaba /⁠kamba⁠/) (inscription of Erfurt-Frienstedt), from Proto-Germanic *kambaz.

Noun

*kamb m

  1. comb

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kamb
Genitive *kambas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kamb *kambō, *kambōs
Accusative *kamb *kambā
Genitive *kambas *kambō
Dative *kambē *kambum
Instrumental *kambu *kambum

Descendants