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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birkīn

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 *berku (birch) + *-īn.

Adjective

*birkīn

  1. birchen, made of birch

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *birkīn
Genitive *birkīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *birkīn *birkīnu *birkīn
Accusative *birkīnanā *birkīnā *birkīn
Genitive *birkīnas *birkīneʀā *birkīnas
Dative *birkīnumē *birkīneʀē *birkīnumē
Instrumental *birkīnu *birkīneʀu *birkīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *birkīnē *birkīnō *birkīnu
Accusative *birkīnā *birkīnā *birkīnu
Genitive *birkīneʀō *birkīneʀō *birkīneʀō
Dative *birkīnēm, *birkīnum *birkīnēm, *birkīnum *birkīnēm, *birkīnum
Instrumental *birkīnēm, *birkīnum *birkīnēm, *birkīnum *birkīnēm, *birkīnum

Descendants

  • Old English: bierċen, beorcen
  • Old Saxon: *birkīn
  • Old Dutch: *birkin
  • Old High German: birkīn
    • German: birken
    • Luxembourgish: biirken
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