Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beustameluk

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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

Etymology

From *beust (“beestings”) +‎ *meluk (“milk”).

Noun

*beustameluk f

beestings
Synonym: *breust

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*beustameluk
Genitive	*beustameluki
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*beustameluk	*beustameluki
Accusative	*beustameluku	*beustameluki
Genitive	*beustameluki	*beustamelukō
Dative	*beustameluki	*beustamelukum
Instrumental	*beustameluki	*beustamelukum

Descendants

Old Saxon: *biostmiluk
- Middle Low German: bêstmelk
  - German Low German:
    Altmärkisch: Bêstmelk
    
    Low Prussian: Bîstmilch, Bissmilch, Bêstmilch
    
    Westphalian:
    Dortmundisch: Baẹ̆stmeälke f
    
    Sauerländisch: Baistmielek (Bestwig, Drolshagen, Olpe), Boismielek (Kirchhundem), Boistmielek (Selbecke), Bischtmelek (Wenden)
    
    East Westphalian: Beustmälke (Lippe), Baistmialke (Ravensberg)
    
    Westmünsterländisch: Biestmelk, Biestemelk, Biesmelk, Beestemelk
Old High German: *biostmiluh
- Middle High German: biestmilich
  - German: Biestmilch