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

Declension of *bīa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*bīa	*bīa, *bīon
accusative	*bīa, *bīon	*bīa, *bīon
genitive	*bīon	*bīono
dative	*bīon	*bīon

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “bīa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012