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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpand

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Borrowed from Latin elephantus (“elephant”).[1] Doublet of *olbandu (“camel”).

Noun

*elpand m

  1. elephant
    Synonym: *elpandadeuʀ
  2. 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

Descendants
  • Old English: elpend, ylpend, ylp
  • Old Dutch: *elpand
  • Old High German: helfan, helfant

References
  1. 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
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