Reconstruction:Old English/baba

This Old English 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 English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic *babô, from *ba-, *bō-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.bɑ/

Noun

*baba m

1. a male child

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	*baba	*baban
accusative	*baban	*baban
genitive	*baban	*babena
dative	*baban	*babum

Related terms

• *bōfa
• *bōia

Descendants

• Middle English: babe, bab
  • English: babe
  • Scots: babe, baib, bab