Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bodag

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier *budagą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, observe”).

Noun

*bodag n

body, trunk, corpse

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bodag
Genitive	*bodagas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bodag	*bodagu
Accusative	*bodag	*bodagu
Genitive	*bodagas	*bodagō
Dative	*bodagē	*bodagum
Instrumental	*bodagu	*bodagum

Descendants

Old English: bodeġ, bodiġ
- Middle English: bodiȝ, body
  - Scots: body, bodie, boady, buddy, bothie
  - English: body
    - → Dutch: body (leotard; body; substance)
    - → German: Body (leotard, bodysuit)
Old High German: botah
- Middle High German: botech, botich, potich, potech

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