Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Bajawarjō

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

Borrowed, possibly via Latin Boiī, from a Celtic language, plus the Germanic *-wari (“dweller, citizen”).

Proper noun

*Bajawarjō m pl

1. the Bavarians, inhabitants of Bavaria or the nearby Bohemia

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	—
Genitive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	*Bajawarjōs
Accusative	—	*Bajawarjā
Genitive	—	*Bajawarjō
Dative	—	*Bajawarjum
Instrumental	—	*Bajawarjum

Descendants

• Old High German: Beiara
  • Middle High German: Beier
    • German: Bayer
• → Latin: Baiuvariī