Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihag

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 *bihagōn.

Noun

*bihag m or n

1. pleasure, comfort

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bihag
Genitive	*bihagas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bihag	*bihagō, *bihagōs
Accusative	*bihag	*bihagā
Genitive	*bihagas	*bihagō
Dative	*bihagē	*bihagum
Instrumental	*bihagu	*bihagum

Related terms

• *bihagu

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *bihag
  • Middle Low German: behach m or n
    • → Danish: behag
    • → Swedish: behag
• Old Dutch: *bihag
  • Middle Dutch: behaech n
    • Dutch: behaag
      • → West Frisian: behaach
• Old High German: *bihag
  • Middle High German: behac m
    • German: Behag (archaic)