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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpand
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin elephantus (“elephant”).[1] Doublet of *olbandu (“camel”).
Noun
*elpand m
- elephant
- Synonym: *elpandadeuʀ
- ivory
- Synonym: *elpandabain
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *elpand | |
| Genitive | *elpandas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *elpand | *elpandō, *elpandōs |
| Accusative | *elpand | *elpandā |
| Genitive | *elpandas | *elpandō |
| Dative | *elpandē | *elpandum |
| Instrumental | *elpandu | *elpandum |
Derived terms
- *elpandabain
- *elpandadeuʀ
Descendants
- Old English: elpend, ylpend, ylp
- Old Dutch: *elpand
- Middle Dutch: elpend
- Old High German: helfan, helfant
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Elfenbein”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 175