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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.joː/

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
  • *bōbō

Descendants

  • Old English: *bōia
    • Middle English: boye
  • 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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