Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biggō

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

Unknown; suggested to be related to *piggō (“pig”), though phonologically problematic, perhaps pointing to a substrate borrowing.[1]

Noun

*biggō m

piglet, baby pig
Synonym: *farh

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*biggō
Genitive	*biggini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*biggō	*biggan
Accusative	*biggan	*biggan
Genitive	*biggini	*bigganō
Dative	*biggini	*biggum
Instrumental	*biggini	*biggum

Alternative reconstructions

*figgijō[2]

Descendants

Old Frisian: *bigge
- North Frisian: bigge
- West Frisian: bigge
Old Saxon: *bigga
- Middle Low German: *bigge
  - German Low German:
    Bentheimisch: Bigge n, Biggen f
    Low Prussian: Beg m
  - Dutch Low Saxon:
    Drents: bigge
    Twents: bikken, biggen
Old Dutch: *bigga
- Middle Dutch: vigge, vigghe
  - Dutch: big, (archaic) bigge m or f

References

Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) , “big”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Franck, Johannes (1936) , “big”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff

[1] Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) , “big”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

[2] Franck, Johannes (1936) , “big”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff