Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpandabain

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 *elpand (“elephant; ivory”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*elpandabain n

ivory
Synonym: *elpand

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*elpandabain
Genitive	*elpandabainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*elpandabain	*elpandabainu
Accusative	*elpandabain	*elpandabainu
Genitive	*elpandabainas	*elpandabainō
Dative	*elpandabainē	*elpandabainum
Instrumental	*elpandabainu	*elpandabainum

Derived terms

*elpandabainīn

Descendants

Old English: elpendbān, ylpenbān
- Middle English: ylpen-ban, hilpen ban
  - ⇒ Middle English: alpes bon
Old Frisian: *elpendbēn, *elpenbēn
- Saterland Frisian: Älpenbeen
- West Frisian: elpenbien
Old Saxon: *elpandbēn
- Middle Low German: elpenbên, elpenbein
  - → Saterland Frisian: Älpenbeen
Old Dutch: elpondbēn, elpantbēn
- Middle Dutch: elpenbeen
  - Dutch: elpenbeen
    - → West Frisian: elpenbeen
Old High German: elfantbein, helfantbein, helfanbein
- Middle High German: elfenbein, helfenbein
  - German: Elfenbein, Helfenbein
    - → Danish: elfenben
    - → Norwegian Bokmål: elfenben, elfenbein
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: elfenbein
    - → Swedish: elfenben
  - → Middle Low German: elfenbên
    - → Saterland Frisian: Älfenbeen

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