Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kabl

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 Proto-Germanic *kablaz (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ- (“branch”).

Noun

*kabl m

1. stick, rod

   Synonyms: *galgō, *mast, *rōdu, *skaft, *spalu, *spīrā, *staur, *stokk

2. lot

   Synonyms: *hlaut, *hlot, *tain

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kabl
Genitive	*kablas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kabl	*kablō, *kablōs
Accusative	*kabl	*kablā
Genitive	*kablas	*kablō
Dative	*kablē	*kablum
Instrumental	*kablu	*kablum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *kaval; *kavala f
  • Middle Low German: kāvele, kāvel
    • → German: Kabel (dialectal)
• Old Dutch: *cavela
  • Middle Dutch: cāvele, cāvel
    • Dutch: kavel