Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bīword

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 *bī +‎ *word. Compare Proto-West Germanic *bīwurdī.

Noun

*bīword n

byword, proverb
adverb

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bīword
Genitive	*bīwordas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bīword	*bīwordu
Accusative	*bīword	*bīwordu
Genitive	*bīwordas	*bīwordō
Dative	*bīwordē	*bīwordum
Instrumental	*bīwordu	*bīwordum

Descendants

Old English: bīword
- Middle English: biword, byword
  - English: byword
Old Frisian: *bīword
- Saterland Frisian: Biewoud
- West Frisian: bywurd
Old Saxon: *bīword
- Middle Low German: bîword, bîwort
Old Dutch: *bīwort
- Middle Dutch: byword, bywoirt, bywoord
  - Dutch: bijwoord
Old High German: bīwort
- Middle High German: bīwort
  - German: Beiwort

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