Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bainabergu

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 *bain (“leg, bone”) +‎ *bergu.

Noun

*bainabergu f

1. leg guard

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bainabergu
Genitive	*bainabergā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bainabergu	*bainabergō
Accusative	*bainabergā	*bainabergā
Genitive	*bainabergā	*bainabergō
Dative	*bainabergē	*bainabergōm, *bainabergum
Instrumental	*bainabergu	*bainabergōm, *bainabergum

Descendants

• Old English: bānbeorg, bānberġe, bānġebeorg
• Old Saxon: bēnberga
• Old Dutch: bēnberga
• Old High German: beinberga
  • Middle High German: beinberge
    • German: Beinberge
• → Medieval Latin: bainberga, beinberga, bemberga, bagnberga