Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōjō

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 Proto-Germanic *bōjô (“younger brother”).

    Noun

    *bōjō m

    1. younger brother

    Inflection

    Masculine an-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *bōjō
    Genitive *bōjini, *bōjan
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *bōjō *bōjan
    Accusative *bōjan *bōjan
    Genitive *bōjini, *bōjan *bōjanō
    Dative *bōjini, *bōjan *bōjum
    Instrumental *bōjini, *bōjan *bōjum

    Descendants

    • Old English: *bōia
      • Middle English: boye, boy
        • English: boy
          • → Faroese: boysur
          • → French: boy
        • Scots: boy
    • Old Frisian: *bōia
    • Old Saxon: *bōio
      • Middle Low German: *bôie
        • German Low German: Boi
    • Old Dutch: *bōio
    • → Old French: boi, boy
    • Old High German: *buojo
      • Middle High German: *buoie, *buoi
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