Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baug

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 *baugaz.

Noun

*baug m

ring, bracelet

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*baug
Genitive	*baugas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*baug	baugō, baugōs
Accusative	*baug	*baugā
Genitive	*baugas	*baugō
Dative	*baugē	*baugum
Instrumental	*baugu	*baugum

Descendants

Old English: bēag, bēah
- Middle English: beh, beghe, bie, by
  - Scots: bee, bei, beye
  - English: bee
Old Frisian: bāg, bāch
Old Saxon: *bōg, *bāg, *bōh
- Middle Low German: bōch, būch
- → Late Latin: baga
  - Old French: bage
    - → Middle English: bage, bagge, badge, bagy; bageard
      - Scots: bagie, badgie, bawgy
      - English: badge; badger
    - → Medieval Latin: bagea, bagia
Old High German: paug, pauc, pouc, boug
- Middle High German: bouc
  - German: Baug, Bauk
  - Yiddish: בייגל‎ (beygl)
    - → English: bagel