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

(zoology) coot
Synonym: *watarhōn

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balikō
Genitive	balikini, balikan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balikō	*balikan
Accusative	*balikan	*balikan
Genitive	balikini, balikan	*balikanō
Dative	balikini, balikan	*balikum
Instrumental	balikini, balikan	*balikum

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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