Fixpoint countLeadingZerosWord_nat ni: word ni -> nat :=
match ni return word ni -> nat with
| 0 => fun _ => 0
| S m => fun e =>
if (weq (split2 m 1 (nat_cast (fun n => word n) (eq_sym (Nat.add_1_r m)) e)) WO~0)
then 1 + @countLeadingZerosWord_nat m (split1 m 1 (nat_cast (fun n => word n) (eq_sym (Nat.add_1_r m)) e))
else 0
end.

Lemma combine_zero_general sz1 sz2:
forall (w: word sz1) (b: word sz2), (combine w b = $ 0 -> w = $ 0 /\ b = $ 0)%word.