Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikwāmī

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 *bi- +‎ *kwāmī, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmiz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*bikwāmī

  1. fitting, useful

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *bikwāmī
Genitive *bikwāmijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bikwāmī *bikwāmiju *bikwāmī
Accusative *bikwāmijanā *bikwāmijā *bikwāmī
Genitive *bikwāmijas *bikwāmijeʀā *bikwāmijas
Dative *bikwāmijumē *bikwāmijeʀē *bikwāmijumē
Instrumental *bikwāmiju *bikwāmijeʀu *bikwāmiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bikwāmijē *bikwāmijō *bikwāmiju
Accusative *bikwāmijā *bikwāmijā *bikwāmiju
Genitive *bikwāmijeʀō *bikwāmijeʀō *bikwāmijeʀō
Dative *bikwāmijēm, *bikwāmijum *bikwāmijēm, *bikwāmijum *bikwāmijēm, *bikwāmijum
Instrumental *bikwāmijēm, *bikwāmijum *bikwāmijēm, *bikwāmijum *bikwāmijēm, *bikwāmijum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *biquāmi
    • Middle Low German: bequeme, bequame
      • Low German: bequeem
      • → Swedish: bekväm
  • Old Dutch: *biquāmi
    • Middle Dutch: bequame
  • Old High German: biquāmi
    • Middle High German: bequäme
    • ⇒ Old High German: unbiquāmi
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