Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōni

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 Proto-Germanic *bōniz.

Noun

*bōni f

prayer, request

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bōni
Genitive	*bōnī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bōni	*bōnī
Accusative	*bōni	*bōnī
Genitive	*bōnī	*bōnijō
Dative	*bōnī	bōnim, bōnijum
Instrumental	*bōnī	bōnim, bōnijum

Descendants

Old English: bēn
- Middle English: ben, bene
  - English: ben, bene
    - ⇒ English: bee
  - ⇒ Scots: been-hook, been-plough

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