Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klott

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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 earlier *kluttaz,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (to ball up; amass; clench). Compare related *klūt, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz.

Noun

*klott m

  1. clod, lump, ball

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *klott
Genitive *klottas
Singular Plural
Nominative *klott *klottō, *klottōs
Accusative *klott *klottā
Genitive *klottas *klottō
Dative *klottē *klottum
Instrumental *klottu *klottum

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kluttaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217