Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikkjō

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 *bikkjan (“to stab, hack”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*bikkjō m

1. pickaxe, chisel

   Synonyms: *bautil, *bekkō, *bikkil, *mattjō

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bikkjō
Genitive	*bikkjini, *bikkjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bikkjō	*bikkjan
Accusative	*bikkjan	*bikkjan
Genitive	*bikkjini, *bikkjan	*bikkjanō
Dative	*bikkjini, *bikkjan	*bikkjum
Instrumental	*bikkjini, *bikkjan	*bikkjum

Derived terms

• *bikkjārī

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *bikkio
  • Middle Low German: bicke
• Old High German: *becca
  • Middle High German: bicke m
    • German: Bicke f (archaic)