Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/busk

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

From Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Noun edit

*busk m

  1. bush, thicket

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *busk
Genitive *buskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *busk *buskō, *buskōs
Accusative *busk *buskā
Genitive *buskas *buskō
Dative *buskē *buskum
Instrumental *busku *buskum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: bysċ, busċ
  • Old Frisian: bosk
    • Saterland Frisian: Busk
    • West Frisian: bosk
  • Old Saxon: busk
  • Old Dutch: *busc
  • Old High German: busk
  • Latin: boscus (see there for further descendants)