Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balikō

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 *balikô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Latin fulix m, fulica f (“coot”).

Noun

*balikō m

1. coot

   Synonym: *watarhōn

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balikō
Genitive	*balikini, *balikan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balikō	*balikan
Accusative	*balikan	*balikan
Genitive	*balikini, *balikan	*balikanō
Dative	*balikini, *balikan	*balikum
Instrumental	*balikini, *balikan	*balikum

Related terms

• *balikā
  • Old High German: belihha, belicha
    • Middle High German: belche
      • German: Belche f
      • Bavarian: Belchen f

Descendants

• Old Saxon: beliko
• Old High German: belihho, belicho
  • Middle High German: *belche
    • Swabian: Belche m