Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bod

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *budą.

Noun[edit]

*bod n

  1. command, order, mandate

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bod
Genitive *bodas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bod *bodu
Accusative *bod *bodu
Genitive *bodas *bodō
Dative *bodē *bodum
Instrumental *bodu *bodum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: bod
  • Old Frisian: bod
  • Old Saxon: *bod
    • Middle Low German: *bot
  • Old Dutch: *bot