Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aij

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 Proto-Germanic *ajją.

Noun

*aij n

1. egg

Inflection

z-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aij
Genitive	*aijiʀi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aij	*aijiʀu
Accusative	*aij	*aijiʀu
Genitive	*aijiʀi	*aijiʀō
Dative	*aijiʀi	*aijiʀum
Instrumental	*aijiʀi	*aijiʀum

Descendants

• Old English: ǣġ, ǣġer — combining form
  • Middle English: ey, ay, aye, ei, eye, eyȝ, æȝ (Early Middle English)
    • English: ey (obsolete)
    • ⇒ Middle English: cokeney, cokenay (disputed)
      • English: Cockney
• Old Frisian: *ei, *ai
  • Saterland Frisian: Oai
  • West Frisian: aei, aai
• Old Saxon: ei, eig, egg
  • Middle Low German: ei, egg, eig
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: Ei

        Westphalian:

        Lippisch: Egg

        Märkisch: Ägg

        Ravensbergisch: Åich

        Sauerländisch: Ai

        Westmünsterländisch: Äi

      • Plautdietsch: Ei
• Old Dutch: *ei
  • Middle Dutch: ei, ey
    • Dutch: ei
      • Afrikaans: eier
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: airi
      • Jersey Dutch: āi
      • Negerhollands: ee, eiu, eyu, eju
    • Limburgish: ei
• Old High German: ei
  • Middle High German: ei
    • Alemannic German:
      • Swabian: Oi
    • Bavarian: Oa
      • Mòcheno: oi
    • Central Franconian: Ei, Ää, Aai
      • Hunsrik: Eu
      • Luxembourgish: Ee
    • German: Ei
    • Vilamovian: e
    • Yiddish: איי (ey)