Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kelā

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 Proto-Germanic *kelǭ.

Noun

*kelā f

throat

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kelā
Genitive	*kelōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kelā	*kelōn
Accusative	*kelōn	*kelōn
Genitive	*kelōn	*kelōnō
Dative	*kelōn	kelōm, kelum
Instrumental	*kelōn	kelōm, kelum

Descendants

Old English: ċeole, ċiole
- Middle English: chel, cholle, joll
  - English: jowl
  - Scots: chowl, choul
Old Frisian: *kele
- Saterland Frisian: Kääle
- West Frisian: kiel
- ⇒ Old Frisian: kolk
  - Saterland Frisian: Kolk
  - West Frisian: kolcke
Old Saxon: kela
- Middle Low German: kēle, keele
  - German Low German: Kehl
Old Dutch: kela
- Middle Dutch: kēle
  - Dutch: keel
    - Afrikaans: keel
    - Negerhollands: keel
  - Limburgish: kael
Old High German: kela, chela
- Middle High German: kële, kël
  - Cimbrian: khéela
  - German: Kehle