Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baitaz

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 This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰóyd-o-s, from *bʰeyd- (“to break, split”) +‎ *-os. The word originally referred to a small nautical vessel made of a tree, hollowed (i.e. split) out like a trough.

Pronunciation

Noun

*baitaz m

  1. boat, ship
    Synonyms: *keulaz, *skipą

Inflection

Declension of *baitaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *baitaz *baitōz, *baitōs
vocative *bait *baitōz, *baitōs
accusative *baitą *baitanz
genitive *baitas, *baitis *baitǫ̂
dative *baitai *baitamaz
instrumental *baitō *baitamiz

Alternative reconstructions

  • *baitą

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*baita-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48
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