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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalbaz

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 Pre-Germanic *kʷolpós, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑl.βɑz/

Adjective

*hwalbaz

  1. curved, vaulted

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *hwalbô

Descendants

  • Old English: hwealf

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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