Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klainī

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

From *klaini +‎ *-ī.

Noun

*klainī f

fineness, fairness, daintiness

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klainī
Genitive	*klainīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klainī	—
Accusative	*klainīn	—
Genitive	*klainīn	—
Dative	*klainīn	—
Instrumental	*klainīn	—

Descendants

Old English: *clǣnu (in unclǣnu)
- Middle English: unclene
Old Saxon: *klēni, kleini
Old Dutch: *kleini
- Middle Dutch: cleine
Old High German: kleinī, chlainī, chlæinī, chleinī, cleine, clēnī, khleinī
- Middle High German: kleine
  - German: Kleine

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