Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōkō
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós, “oak”) and Latin fāgus (“beech”).
The origin of the senses in Gothic (“book, writing”) are unclear—see more at *bōks—but they may be transferred from that word by conflation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*bōkō f
- beech
- (East Germanic) book
- Synonym: *bōks
Inflection
editō-stemDeclension of *bōkō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *bōkō | *bōkôz | |
vocative | *bōkō | *bōkôz | |
accusative | *bōkǭ | *bōkōz | |
genitive | *bōkōz | *bōkǫ̂ | |
dative | *bōkōi | *bōkōmaz | |
instrumental | *bōkō | *bōkōmiz |