Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bīword

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *bī +‎ *word. Compare Proto-West Germanic *bīwurdī.

Noun edit

*bīword n

  1. byword, proverb
  2. adverb

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bīword
Genitive *bīwordas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bīword *bīwordu
Accusative *bīword *bīwordu
Genitive *bīwordas *bīwordō
Dative *bīwordē *bīwordum
Instrumental *bīwordu *bīwordum

Descendants edit