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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kinnubakō

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • *kinnibakō

Etymology

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From *kinnu (chin, jaw)*bakō (back).[1][2]

Noun

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*kinnubakō m

  1. jawbone
    Synonym: *kinnubain

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *kinnubakō
Genitive *kinnubakini, *kinnubakan
Singular Plural
Nominative *kinnubakō *kinnubakan
Accusative *kinnubakan *kinnubakan
Genitive *kinnubakini, *kinnubakan *kinnubakanō
Dative *kinnubakini, *kinnubakan *kinnubakum
Instrumental *kinnubakini, *kinnubakan *kinnubakum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor ((Can we date this quote?)), “Backe¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), page 53
  2. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “bek”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 35