Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bodag

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 Proto-Germanic *budagą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (to be awake, observe).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun edit

*bodag n

  1. body, trunk, corpse
    Synonyms: *būk, *līk, *līkahamō

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bodag
Genitive *bodagas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bodag *bodagu
Accusative *bodag *bodagu
Genitive *bodagas *bodagō
Dative *bodagē *bodagum
Instrumental *bodagu *bodagum

Descendants edit