Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biskop

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 Vulgar Latin *biscopu, from episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Noun

*biskop m

  1. (Christianity) bishop

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *biskop(a)
Genitive *biskopas
Singular Plural
Nominative *biskop(a) *biskopōs
Accusative *biskop(a) *biskopā
Genitive *biskopas *biskopō
Dative *biskopē *biskopum
Instrumental *biskopu *biskopum

Derived terms

Descendants

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