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-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈboː.i.ɑ/

Noun

*bōia m

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

Declension

Declension of *boia (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*bōia	*bōian
accusative	*bōian	*bōian
genitive	*bōian	*bōiena
dative	*bōian	*bōium

Related terms

*baba
*bōfa

Descendants

Middle English: boye
- English: boy
- Scots: boy

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