 | ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
FromProto-Indo-European*bʰey-(“bee”). Cognate withLatinfūcus(“drone”),Old Irishbech(“bee”),Lithuanianbitė(“bee”).[1]
*bijǭ f
Ablauting n-stem, alternating between e-grade stem*bijōn- and zero-grade stem*bin-.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bijǭ | *bijōniz |
| vocative | *bijǭ | *bijōniz |
| accusative | *bijōnų | *binunz |
| genitive | *biniz | *binǫ̂ |
| dative | *binini | *bijummiz |
| instrumental | *binē | *binōmiz |