Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bain

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 Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Noun

*bain n

leg
bone

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bain
Genitive	*bainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bain	*bainu
Accusative	*bain	*bainu
Genitive	*bainas	*bainō
Dative	*bainē	*bainum
Instrumental	*bainu	*bainum

Descendants

Old English: bān
- Middle English: bon, ban, bone, bane, boon
  - English: bone
  - Geordie English: byen
  - Scots: bane, bean, bain
  - Yola: bane
Old Frisian: bēn
- North Frisian: bian, bien
- Saterland Frisian: Been; (Bunke)
- West Frisian: bien, bonke
Old Saxon: bēn
- Middle Low German: bên
  - Low German: Been, Bein
  - Plautdietsch: Been
Old Dutch: bēn
- Middle Dutch: bêen
  - Dutch: been
    - Afrikaans: been
  - Limburgish: bein
Old High German: bein
- Middle High German: bein
  - Alemannic German:
    Swabian: Boi, Boa
  - Bavarian: Boan
  - East Central German:
    Upper Saxon: Been
  - German: Bein
  - Luxembourgish: Been
  - Vilamovian: baan
  - Yiddish: ביין‎ (beyn)