Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klaimaz

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (to smear, to stick).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*klaimaz m

  1. clay, mortar

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *klaimaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klaimaz *klaimōz, *klaimōs
vocative *klaim *klaimōz, *klaimōs
accusative *klaimą *klaimanz
genitive *klaimas, *klaimis *klaimǫ̂
dative *klaimai *klaimamaz
instrumental *klaimō *klaimamiz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klaim
    • Old English: clām
    • Old Dutch: *clēm
    • Old High German: kleim
  • Old Norse: kleima (<*klaimô)