Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/budô

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Derived from the zero-grade of *beudaną (to command; to offer) +‎ *-ô.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*budô m

  1. messenger

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *budô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *budô *budaniz
vocative *budô *budaniz
accusative *budanų *budanunz
genitive *budiniz *budanǫ̂
dative *budini *budammaz
instrumental *budinē *budammiz

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: boda
  • Old Frisian: boda
  • Old Saxon: bodo
    • German Low German: Baad
  • Old Dutch: bodo
  • Old High German: boto
  • Old Norse: boði
    • Icelandic: boði
    • Old Swedish: buþi (in compounds)

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 81–82