Reconstruction:Old English/boia

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 *bōjō, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô, from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō-. Compare the attested given name Boia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.jɑ/

Noun

*bōia m

1. younger brother
2. younger male relative (e.g. grandson, nephew, cousin, etc.)
3. boy

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	*bōia	*bōian
accusative	*bōian	*bōian
genitive	*bōian	*bōiena
dative	*bōian	*bōium

Related terms

• *baba
• *bōfa

Descendants

• Middle English: boye
  • English: boy
    • → French: boy
  • Scots: boy