Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baitō

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 *bʰeyd- (“to split; separate; sunder; cleave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑi̯.tɔː/

Noun

*baitō f

  1. That which is or can be bitten; food; bait

Inflection

Declension of *baitō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *baitō *baitôz
vocative *baitō *baitôz
accusative *baitǭ *baitōz
genitive *baitōz *baitǫ̂
dative *baitōi *baitōmaz
instrumental *baitō *baitōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: bāt; (ġebǣte)
    • Middle English: bat
  • → Old French: abeter
  • Old High German: beiza; *beiz
    • Middle High German: beize; beiz
      • German: Beiße (obsolete); Beize (influenced by beizen)
        • → Dutch: beits
        • → Danish: bejdse
      • Luxembourgish: Beez
  • Old Norse: beita; beit; beiti
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