Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biggō

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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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unknown; suggested to be related to *piggō (“pig”), though phonologically problematic, perhaps pointing to a substrate borrowing.[1]

Noun[edit]

*biggō m

  1. piglet, baby pig
    Synonym: *farh

Inflection[edit]

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *biggō
Genitive *biggini, *biggan
Singular Plural
Nominative *biggō *biggan
Accusative *biggan *biggan
Genitive *biggini, *biggan *bigganō
Dative *biggini, *biggan *biggum
Instrumental *biggini, *biggan *biggum

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “big”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “big”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
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