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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bijā (“bee”) + *kaʀ (“vessel”).
Noun
*bijakaʀ n
- beehive
- Synonyms: *binikaʀ, *hūfi
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*bijakaʀ
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| Genitive
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*bijakaʀas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*bijakaʀ
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*bijakaʀu
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| Accusative
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*bijakaʀ
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*bijakaʀu
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| Genitive
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*bijakaʀas
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*bijakaʀō
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| Dative
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*bijakaʀē
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*bijakaʀum
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| Instrumental
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*bijakaʀu
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*bijakaʀum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: *bēocær, *bīocær
- >? Middle English: biker (alternatively, perhaps formed anew from Old Norse bý + ker)
- Old Saxon: bīkar
- Old Dutch: *bīkar
- Middle Dutch: *bikar
- Dutch: biekarre (archaic)
- Old High German: bīkar, pīchar
- Middle High German: bīkar
- Alemannic German: Bīcher
- Bavarian: Beikar
- German: Beiekar (Rhenish)