Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelþaz

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gelt-, *ǵelt- (“womb”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Danish kuld (“brood, litter”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (“lap”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, “womb”), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*kelþaz n

  1. fetus (child in the womb)
  2. newborn; infant; child

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *kelþaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kelþaz *kilþizō
vocative *kelþaz *kilþizō
accusative *kelþaz *kilþizō
genitive *kilþiziz *kilþizǫ̂
dative *kilþizi *kilþizumaz
instrumental *kilþizē *kilþizumiz

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