Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ulbanduz

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 Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās).

Noun

*ulbanduz m

camel

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *ulbanduz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ulbanduz	*ulbandiwiz
vocative	*ulbandu	*ulbandiwiz
accusative	*ulbandų	*ulbandunz
genitive	*ulbandauz	*ulbandiwǫ̂
dative	*ulbandiwi	*ulbandumaz
instrumental	*ulbandū	*ulbandumiz

Descendants

Old English: olfend, olfenda
- Middle English: olfent, olfend, olvont, olvende, olvente
Old Saxon: olbundeo
Old High German: olpenta, olbento
Old Norse: úlfaldi
- Icelandic: úlfaldi
Gothic: 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus) (uncertain; one of several theories) (see there for further descendants)