Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klebô

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Traditionally considered a borrowing from Latin clībanus (“baking vessel; oven”), with semantic development "oven" > "heatable room",[1] though this is semantically doubtful.[2] Note that a relation to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”) is semantically appealing, though phonetically difficult.

Noun

*klebô m

  1. an apartment, a separate room or space
  2. a compartment, closet

Inflection

Declension of *klebô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klebô *klebaniz
vocative *klebô *klebaniz
accusative *klebanų *klebanunz
genitive *klibiniz *klebanǫ̂
dative *klibini *klebammaz
instrumental *klibinē *klebammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: cleofa, cleafa
  • Old Norse: klefi, klifi

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “klefi”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 315.
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “klefi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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