Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bijōnkaʀ
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bijōn (“bee's; bees”) + *kaʀ (“vessel”).
Noun
*bijōnkaʀ n
- alternative form of *bijakaʀ (“beehive”)
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *bijōnkaʀ | |
| Genitive | *bijōnkaʀas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *bijōnkaʀ | *bijōnkaʀu |
| Accusative | *bijōnkaʀ | *bijōnkaʀu |
| Genitive | *bijōnkaʀas | *bijōnkaʀō |
| Dative | *bijōnkaʀē | *bijōnkaʀum |
| Instrumental | *bijōnkaʀu | *bijōnkaʀum |
Descendants
- Old Saxon:
- Middle Low German: bīenkar, bîekar
- Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch:
- Dutch: byhencare (archaic)
- Middle Dutch: