Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bijakaʀ

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

Alternative forms

• *bijōnkaʀ

Etymology

From *bijā (“bee”) +‎ *kaʀ (“vessel”).

Noun

*bijakaʀ n

1. beehive

   Synonyms: *binikaʀ, *hūfi

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bijakaʀ
Genitive	*bijakaʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bijakaʀ	*bijakaʀu
Accusative	*bijakaʀ	*bijakaʀu
Genitive	*bijakaʀas	*bijakaʀō
Dative	*bijakaʀē	*bijakaʀum
Instrumental	*bijakaʀu	*bijakaʀum

Derived terms

• *bijakaʀjō

Descendants

• Old English: *bēocær, *bīocær
  • >? Middle English: biker (alternatively, perhaps formed anew from Old Norse bý + ker)
• Old Saxon: bīkar
  • Middle Low German: bîkar
• Old Dutch: *bīkar
  • Middle Dutch: *bikar
    • Dutch: biekarre (archaic)
• Old High German: bīkar, pīchar
  • Middle High German: bīkar
    • Alemannic German: Bīcher
    • Bavarian: Beikar
    • German: Beiekar (Rhenish)