Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beusu

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

Unknown. Due to the limited geographical distribution of the word and its narrow use of meaning, it is likely borrowed from a substrate.

Noun

*beusu f

1. rush

   Synonyms: *binut, *ruskijā, *skilp

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*beusu
Genitive	*beusā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*beusu	*beusō
Accusative	*beusā	*beusā
Genitive	*beusā	*beusō
Dative	*beusē	*beusōm, *beusum
Instrumental	*beusu	*beusōm, *beusum

Descendants

• Old English: *bēos
  • ⇒ Old English: *Bēostūn (place name)
    • Middle English: Bestone, Bistone
      • English: Beeston
• Old Frisian: *biāsa
  • West Frisian: biis, bies, bys
• Old Saxon: bīosa
  • Middle Low German: bēse
    • Low German: Beese, Bäse, Baise, Buse, Bees, Bäis, Bäisen, Beesen
    • → Middle High German: byese
• Old Dutch: *biesa
  • Middle Dutch: biese, bise
    • Dutch: bies
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: Biest, Biesuth (place name)
• Old High German: biosa, bieso
  • Middle High German: biese, bies, bize
    • German: Biese

Further reading

• Kunz, Ruth, Vòllono, Maria (2009) ‚Nordwörter‘ und ‚Südwörter‘. Alte Wortschichten in Toponymen eines exemplarischen Interferenzraumes (Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Saarländische Landesgeschichte und Volksforschung; 42)‎^[1] (in German), Saarbrücken, →ISBN, pages 39–47