Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balikō

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 *balikô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Latin fulix m, fulica f (“coot”).

Noun

*balikō m

coot
Synonym: *watarhōn

Inflection

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Related terms

*balikā
- Old High German: belihha, belicha
  - Middle High German: belche
    - German: Belche f
    - Bavarian: Belchen f

Descendants

Old Saxon: beliko
Old High German: belihho, belicho
- Middle High German: *belche
  - Swabian: Belche m

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