Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikkilastain

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 *bikkil (“die, pebble”) +‎ *stain (“stone”).

Noun

*bikkilastain m

2. die (game piece)

   Synonyms: *bikkil, *wurpil

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bikkilastain
Genitive	*bikkilastainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bikkilastain	*bikkilastainō, *bikkilastainōs
Accusative	*bikkilastain	*bikkilastainā
Genitive	*bikkilastainas	*bikkilastainō
Dative	*bikkilastainē	*bikkilastainum
Instrumental	*bikkilastainu	*bikkilastainum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *bikkilstēn
  • Middle Low German: bickelstēn, bickelstein
• Old High German: *bikkilstein
  • Middle High German: bickelstein
    • German: Bickelstein (archaic)