Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/olbandu

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 Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz. Doublet of *elpandu (“elephant”).

Noun

*olbandu m

camel

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*olbandu
Genitive	*olbandō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*olbandu	olbandiwi, olbandō
Accusative	*olbandu	*olbandū
Genitive	*olbandō	*olbandiwō
Dative	olbandiwi, olbandō	*olbandum
Instrumental	*olbandu	*olbandum

Descendants

Old English: olfend, olfenda
- Middle English: olfent, olfend, olvont, olvende, olvente
Old Saxon: olbundeo
Old High German: olpenta, olbento