Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baki

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *bakiz.

    Noun

    *baki f[1]

    1. brook

    Inflection

    i-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *baki
    Genitive *bakī
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *baki *bakī
    Accusative *baki *bakī
    Genitive *bakī *bakkjō
    Dative *bakī *bakim, *bakkjum
    Instrumental *bakī *bakim, *bakkjum

    Descendants

    • Old English: bæċ
    • Old Frisian: *beke, *betze
      • Saterland Frisian: Bäke
      • West Frisian: beek, (in placenames) beets
    • Old Saxon: *bak, beki
    • Old Dutch: beki
    • Old High German: bah
    • → Medieval Latin: bacha
    • Old French: *bais
      • French: -bais, -baix (in placenames)

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237: “PWGmc *baki”
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