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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikkjō

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 *bikkjan (“to stab, hack”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*bikkjō m

  1. pickaxe, chisel
    Synonyms: *bautil, *bekkō, *bikkil, *mattjō

Declension
Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *bikkjō
Genitive *bikkjini, *bikkjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *bikkjō *bikkjan
Accusative *bikkjan *bikkjan
Genitive *bikkjini, *bikkjan *bikkjanō
Dative *bikkjini, *bikkjan *bikkjum
Instrumental *bikkjini, *bikkjan *bikkjum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *bikkio
    • Middle Low German: bicke
  • Old High German: *becca
    • Middle High German: bicke m
      • German: Bicke f (archaic)
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