Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buʀdō

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

From Proto-Germanic *buzdô.

Noun

*buʀdō m

1. beetle
2. grub

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*boʀdō
Genitive	*buʀdini, *boʀdan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*boʀdō	*boʀdan
Accusative	*boʀdan	*boʀdan
Genitive	*buʀdini, *boʀdan	*boʀdanō
Dative	*buʀdini, *boʀdan	*buʀdum
Instrumental	*buʀdini, *boʀdan	*buʀdum

Descendants

• Old English: budda
  • Middle English: budde, boude
    • English: boud, bug
• Old Frisian: *budda
  • Saterland Frisian: Budde
• Old Saxon: *buddo
  • Middle Low German: *budde (suggested by buddich, buddech (“thick, swollen”))
    • Low German: budde
• → Medieval Latin: burdō (“beetle, cricket, drone, bumblebee”)
  • Old French: bordon
    • Middle French: bourdon
      • French: bourdon
      • → Galician: bordón
      • → Middle English: burdoun, bordoun, burdon, burdowne
        • English: burden, bourdon
        • → Irish: burdún