Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beuw

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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 Proto-Germanic *bewwą.

Noun

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*beuw n

  1. crops, yield
  2. barley

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *beuw
Genitive *beuwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *beuw *beuwu
Accusative *beuw *beuwu
Genitive *beuwas *beuwō
Dative *beuwē *beuwum
Instrumental *beuwu *beuwum

Descendants

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  • Old English: bēow
  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: beo, beu
  • Old High German: *beo
    • Middle High German: , bou (merger with *bū m or n)