Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelþaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gelt-, *ǵelt- (“womb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Sanskrit जर्तु (jartu, “vulva”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkel.θɑz/

Noun

*kelþaz n

fetus (child in the womb)
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

Related terms

*kilþį̄

Descendants

Old English: ċild (plural: ċild; ċildru)
- Middle English: chīld (plural: chīld, child(e)r(e), child(e)r(e)n, childres)
  - Scots: child, chyld
  - English: child (plural: children, dialectally: childer)