olbenta

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • olbenda, olpenta, olvenda, olvinda, ulvinda f, olbendo, olbento m

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “elephant”). The sense developed in Germanic through confusion. Doublet of helfant (“elephant”), a later borrowing in the original meaning.

Noun

olbenta f

  1. camel

Descendants
  • Middle High German: olbende
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