Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kultaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to amass; swell; ball up”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkul.tɑz/

Noun

*kultaz m

A thick, plump mass or object; lump
A bundle
A chit; offspring

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *kultaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kultaz	kultōz, kultōs
vocative	*kult	kultōz, kultōs
accusative	*kultą	*kultanz
genitive	kultas, kultis	*kultǫ̂
dative	*kultai	*kultamaz
instrumental	*kultō	*kultamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *kolt
- Old English: colt
  - Middle English: colt
    - English: colt
    - Scots: colt, cout, cowt
    - Yola: caule
Old Norse: *kultr
- Norwegian: kult
- Swedish: kult
- Danish: kuld