Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bod

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 *budą.

Noun edit

*bod n

  1. command, order, mandate

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bod
Genitive *bodas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bod *bodu
Accusative *bod *bodu
Genitive *bodas *bodō
Dative *bodē *bodum
Instrumental *bodu *bodum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: bod
  • Old Frisian: bod
  • Old Saxon: *bod
    • Middle Low German: *bot
  • Old Dutch: *bot