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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baþ

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *baþą.

    Noun

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    *baþ n[1]

    1. bath

    Inflection

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    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *baþ
    Genitive *baþas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *baþ *baþu
    Accusative *baþ *baþu
    Genitive *baþas *baþō
    Dative *baþē *baþum
    Instrumental *baþu *baþum

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Old English: bæþ
      • Middle English: bath, baþ
    • Old Frisian: beth
      • West Frisian: bad
    • Old Saxon: bath
      • Middle Low German: bad, bat
        • German Low German: Baad
        • Plautdietsch: Bod
    • Old Dutch: *bath
    • Old High German: bad
      • Middle High German: bat
        • Central Franconian:
          Hunsrik: Baad
        • Bavarian: Båd, Båod, Boud
          Luxembourgish: Bad
        • German: Bad
        • Rhine Franconian: Bad
          Frankfurterisch: [b̥ɑːt]
        • Vilamovian: bod

    References

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    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194:PWGmc *baþ