Reconstruction talk:Proto-Germanic/bajaz

*Bajaz or *Baiaz?

May I suggest the spelling *Bajaz reflects the other entries in this wiktionary, as well as Celtic *Boyos. For consistency, the form *Baiaz should be *Bajaz.

I presume the word avoided the *-aja- > *-ā- change because speakers were conscious of the Celtic form, and because the -az was an inflection with the word more frequently being used in the plural, *Bajōs, *Bajōz.

— David Patrick 50 (talk) 00:25, 9 October 2024 (UTC)