Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikārī

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 from Late Latin bīcārium (“drinking glass”).

Noun

*bikārī m

  1. wine vat, jug

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *bikārij(a)
Genitive *bikārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bikārij(a) *bikārijōs
Accusative *bikārij(a) *bikārijā
Genitive *bikārijas *bikārijō
Dative *bikārijē *bikārijum
Instrumental *bikāriju *bikārijum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *bekārī

Descendants

  • Old English: *biker
    • Middle English: biker, byker, bekyr (or borrowed from Old Norse)
  • Old Frisian: *biker, *beker
    • Saterland Frisian: Bieker
    • North Frisian: baager
    • West Frisian: beker
  • Old Saxon: bikeri, *bekari
  • Old Dutch: *becari
  • Old High German: bëhhāri, pëhhāri, bëhhār
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