Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bodag

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 *budagą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, observe”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Noun

    *bodag n

    1. body, trunk, corpse
      Synonyms: *būk, *līk, *līkahamō

    Inflection

    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *bodag
    Genitive *bodagas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *bodag *bodagu
    Accusative *bodag *bodagu
    Genitive *bodagas *bodagō
    Dative *bodagē *bodagum
    Instrumental *bodagu *bodagum

    Descendants

    • Old English: bodeġ, bodiġ
    • Old High German: botah
      • Middle High German: botech, botich, potich, potech
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