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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaibaz

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 *geybʰ- (to quarrel, dispute).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯.βɑz/

Adjective

*kaibaz[1]

  1. fierce, lively, active

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kaib
  • Old Norse:
    • Norwegian: keiv
    • Danish: ked

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kaiba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 277
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