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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kākabain

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 *kākā (“jaw, cheek”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*kākabain n

cheekbone

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kākabain
Genitive	*kākabainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kākabain	*kākabainu
Accusative	*kākabain	*kākabainu
Genitive	*kākabainas	*kākabainō
Dative	*kākabainē	*kākabainum
Instrumental	*kākabainu	*kākabainum

Descendants

Old English: ċēacbān, *ċēocbān
- Middle English: *chekeban, chekebon, chekbone
  - English: cheekbone
  - Scots: cheekbane
Old Dutch: *cācbēn
- Middle Dutch: câkebêen
  - Dutch: kaakbeen
  - → Swedish: käkben

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