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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/biliz

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This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-i-s, from *bʰil- (good, decent); the original sense seems to have been "equal, even". Cognate with Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, dear, beloved, lief), Old Irish bil (good, mild).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*biliz(West Germanic)

  1. kind, gentle, merciful
  2. decent, fair, equitable

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *bil-līk
  • Proto-West Germanic: *biliþī

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bila-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 64