Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bankiz

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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 *bʰeg- (to bend, curve, arch). Cognate with Lithuanian bangà (wave, billow, swell).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *bankiz f

    1. a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope
    2. bench

    Inflection

    i-stemDeclension of *bankiz (i-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *bankiz *bankīz
    vocative *banki *bankīz
    accusative *bankį *bankinz
    genitive *bankīz *bankijǫ̂
    dative *bankī *bankimaz
    instrumental *bankī *bankimiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*banki-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 51-2