Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpandabain

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *elpand (“elephant; ivory”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*elpandabain n

ivory
Synonym: *elpand

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*elpandabain
Genitive	*elpandabainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*elpandabain	*elpandabainu
Accusative	*elpandabain	*elpandabainu
Genitive	*elpandabainas	*elpandabainō
Dative	*elpandabainē	*elpandabainum
Instrumental	*elpandabainu	*elpandabainum

Descendants

Old English: elpenbān
Old Dutch: elpantbēn
- Middle Dutch: elpenbeen
  - Dutch: elpenbeen
Old High German: helfantbein, helfantbein, helfanbein
- Middle High German: helfenbein
  - German: Elfenbein
    - → Danish: elfenben
    - → Norwegian Bokmål: elfenben, elfenbein
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: elfenbein
    - → Swedish: elfenben