Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bia

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bijǭ.

Noun

*bīa f

1. bee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bië
  • Dutch: bij
    • Afrikaans: by
  • West Flemish: bie
  • Zealandic: bie, bieë

Further reading

• “bīa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012