Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klaim

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 *klaimaz.

Noun

*klaim m

clay, mortar

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klaim
Genitive	*klaimas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klaim	klaimō, klaimōs
Accusative	*klaim	*klaimā
Genitive	*klaimas	*klaimō
Dative	*klaimē	*klaimum
Instrumental	*klaimu	*klaimum

Derived terms

*klaimijan

Descendants

Old English: clām
- Middle English: clame, clom
  - English: cloam (dialectal)
Old Dutch: *clēm
- Middle Dutch: clêem
Old High German: kleim

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