Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bad-

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰ- (“to dig; plot of ground”), relating to "ground, dirt".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑd/

Verb

*bad-

to defile?

Derived terms

*badōną

Descendants

Old English: bædan; bæddel, bædling
- Middle English: badde, bad
  - Scots: bad, baud
  - English: bad
Old High German: pad

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