Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bīword

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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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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*bīword n

  1. byword, proverb
  2. adverb

Inflection

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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

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