Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bait
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baitaz.
Noun
*bait m
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *bait | |
| Genitive | *baitas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *bait | *baitō, *baitōs |
| Accusative | *bait | *baitā |
| Genitive | *baitas | *baitō |
| Dative | *baitē | *baitum |
| Instrumental | *baitu | *baitum |
Descendants
- Old English: bāt
- Middle English: bot, bate, bat, bote, boot, boet, boyt, bootte, boote
- → Old Norse: bátr (see there for further descendants)
- → Old French: batel (see there for further descendants)
- → Middle Irish: bát
- → Latin: battus
- → Welsh: bad
- Old Dutch: *bēt