Old English words first recorded in the 7th century

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-, the unstressed form of the word that is the preposition bī (“by”). Orel gives the preposition as *bi, continued by Gothic 𐌱𐌹…

1. The noun “part” is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *daili, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, share”). The same noun is found in Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (dails, “part, portion, share”), Old Frisian dēl…

The suffix is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-ārī, from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz. Its West Germanic cognates are Old Frisian -ere, Old Saxon -eri and Old High German -āri. It is usually held to…

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-. The prefix is common to the Germanic languages: Gothic 𐌲𐌰- (ga-), Old Frisian je-, Old Saxon gi- and Old High German ga-…

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”). The strong verb is found in all the old Germanic languages: Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban), Old Norse gefa, Old…

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic *in. The preposition is common Germanic: Gothic 𐌹𐌽 (in), Old Norse í, Old Frisian in, Old Saxon in and Old High German in. It…

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”). The Proto-Germanic word is continued by Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), Old Norse á, Old Frisian a, Old Saxon an and Old High…

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”). The word is shared by the West Germanic languages: Old Frisian tō, Old Saxon tō and Old High German zuo. Beside it stand…

1. The negative prefix is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-, the form the negative particle Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”) takes in…

It is inherited from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, road”). The noun is common Germanic: Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs), Old Norse vegr, Old Frisian wei, Old Saxon weg and Old High…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurhw (“through”). The preposition is shared by the other Germanic languages: Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh), Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thurh and Old High German…