Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaf
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵep-, *ǵebʰ- (“jaw, mouth; to eat, chew, devour”).
Noun
[edit]*kaf n
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kaf | |
| Genitive | *kafas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kaf | *kafu |
| Accusative | *kaf | *kafu |
| Genitive | *kafas | *kafō |
| Dative | *kafē | *kafum |
| Instrumental | *kafu | *kafum |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “tsjêf”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary[1], Leiden: Leiden University, page 42.