*kelkô

Runic: ᚲᛖᛚᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈkel.kɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

jaw-bone

Etymology

Derived from the same root as *kelaz (‘throat’) and *kelǭ, with *-kô, a suffix used for body parts; compare Proto-Germanic *mankô (‘mane’), *leuskô (‘groin’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	kelkô	kelkaniz
Acc.	kelkanų	kelkanunz
Gen.	kilkiniz	kelkanǫ̂
Dat.	kilkini	kelkammaz
Inst.	kilkinē	kelkammiz
Voc.	kelkô	kelkaniz

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Descendants

kjalki (Old Norse)
- tjåke (Elfdalian)
- kjálki (Faroese)
- kjálki (Icelandic)
- kjelke (Norwegian)
kelah (Old High German)
- kelch (Middle High German)
  - Kelch, Kölch, Kööch (Bavarian)

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