Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bijǭ
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (“bee”). Cognate with Latin fūcus (“drone”), Old Irish bech (“bee”), Lithuanian bitė (“bee”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*bijǭ f
Inflection
Ablauting n-stem, alternating between e-grade stem *bijōn- and zero-grade stem *bin-.
| feminine on-stemDeclension of *bijǭ (feminine on-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *bijǭ | *bijōniz | |
| vocative | *bijǭ | *bijōniz | |
| accusative | *bijōnų | *binunz | |
| genitive | *biniz | *binǫ̂ | |
| dative | *binini | *bijummiz | |
| instrumental | *binē | *binōmiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *bijā
- Proto-West Germanic: *bini (< genitive singular *biniz)
- Old Norse: bý
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bīōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 64-5