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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaldiʀō

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 *kaldizô. Equivalent to *kald (cold) + *-iʀō, *-ōʀō.

Adjective

*kaldiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *kald (cold): colder

Inflection

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *kaldiʀō
Genitive *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kaldiʀō *kaldiʀā *kaldiʀā
Accusative *kaldiʀan *kaldiʀōn *kaldiʀā
Genitive *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan *kaldiʀōn *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan
Dative *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan *kaldiʀōn *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan
Instrumental *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan *kaldiʀōn *kaldiʀini, *kaldiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kaldiʀan *kaldiʀōn *kaldiʀōn
Accusative *kaldiʀan *kaldiʀōn *kaldiʀōn
Genitive *kaldiʀanō *kaldiʀōnō *kaldiʀanō
Dative *kaldiʀum *kaldiʀōm, *kaldiʀum *kaldiʀum
Instrumental *kaldiʀum *kaldiʀōm, *kaldiʀum *kaldiʀum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kaldōʀō

Descendants

  • Old English: cealdra
    • Middle English: colder, calder
  • Old Frisian: kaldera
    • West Frisian: kâlder
  • Old Saxon: kaldoro
    • Middle Low German:
      • German Low German: käuler
  • Old Dutch: *kaltiro
  • Old High German: kaltiro
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