Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kosp

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

Unknown; possibly borrowed from Byzantine Greek κοῦσπα (koûspa, “fetter”).

Noun

*kosp m

  1. fetter

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kosp
Genitive *kospas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kosp *kospō, *kospōs
Accusative *kosp *kospā
Genitive *kospas *kospō
Dative *kospē *kospum
Instrumental *kospu *kospum

Derived terms

  • *kuspijan
    • Old English: cyspan
  • *kospōn
    • Old English: cospian

Descendants

  • Old English: cosp, cops;
  • Old Saxon: *kosp
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: lithocosp, lithokosp (attested as lithocospun, liđokospun (dative plural))
  • → Late Latin: cuspus
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