Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buhs

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin buxus, buxum.

Noun edit

*buhs m

  1. box tree
    Synonym: *buhsabaum

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *buhs
Genitive *bohsas
Singular Plural
Nominative *buhs *bohsō, *bohsōs
Accusative *buhs *bohsā
Genitive *bohsas *bohsō
Dative *buhsē *buhsum
Instrumental *buhsu *buhsum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: box
    • Middle English: box, boxe
      • English: box (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: box
  • Old High German: buhs