*kelþaz

Runic: ᚲᛖᛚᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈkel.θɑz/

noun · neuter · z-stem

Meanings

  1. fetus (child in the womb)
  2. newborn; infant; child

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gelt-, *ǵelt- (‘womb’), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (‘to ball up, amass’). Cognate with Danish kuld (‘brood, litter’), Swedish kull (‘brood, litter’), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (‘lap’), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, ‘womb’), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta) (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, ‘vulva’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.kelþazkilþizō
Acc.kelþazkilþizō
Gen.kilþizizkilþizǫ̂
Dat.kilþizikilþizumaz
Inst.kilþizēkilþizumiz
Voc.kelþazkilþizō

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Descendants

  • *kelþ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ċild (Old English)
      • child (Middle English)
        • child (English)
        • child (Scots)
  • *kilþ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ċild (Old English)
      • child (Middle English)
        • child (English)
        • child (Scots)
  • *𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍃 (*kilþs) (Gothic)
    • 𐌹𐌽𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍃 (inkilþs) (Gothic)

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