Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bausihaidu

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 *bausī (“evil”) +‎ *-haidu (“-hood”).

Noun

*bausihaidu m

wickedness, malice

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bausihaidu
Genitive	*bausihaidō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bausihaidu	bausihaidiwi, bausihaidō
Accusative	*bausihaidu	*bausihaidū
Genitive	*bausihaidō	*bausihaidiwō
Dative	bausihaidiwi, bausihaidō	*bausihaidum
Instrumental	*bausihaidu	*bausihaidum

Descendants

Old Saxon: *bōshēd
- Middle Low German: bȫshēt, bȫsheit
  - German Low German: Baoshait
  - → Old Frisian: boshēd
    - Saterland Frisian: Booshaid
Old Dutch: *bōsheid
- Middle Dutch: boosheit
  - Dutch: boosheid
    - Negerhollands: boosigheit, bosheit, boosheid
Old High German: bōsheit
- Middle High German: bōsheit, bœsheit
  - German: Bosheit