Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kikerarwīt

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 *kikerā (“chickpea”) +‎ *arwīt (“pea”).

Noun

*kikerarwīt f

  1. chickpea
    Synonym: *kikerā

Inflection

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *kikerarwīt
Genitive *kikerarwīti
Singular Plural
Nominative *kikerarwīt *kikerarwīti
Accusative *kikerarwītu *kikerarwīti
Genitive *kikerarwīti *kikerarwītō
Dative *kikerarwīti *kikerarwītum
Instrumental *kikerarwīti *kikerarwītum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kikerarwait

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *kikereriwit
    • Middle Low German: kichererwete
      • → Danish: kikært (calque)
      • → Swedish: kikärt (calque)
  • Old Dutch: *kikererewit
  • Old High German: *kihhirarawīz
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