Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōkstabô

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔː.kɑ.ˌstɑ.βɔːː/

Noun

*bōkstabô m

Alternative form of *bōkstabaz

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *bōkstabô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bōkstabô	*bōkstabaniz
vocative	*bōkstabô	*bōkstabaniz
accusative	*bōkstabanų	*bōkstabanunz
genitive	*bōkstabiniz	*bōkstabanǫ̂
dative	*bōkstabini	*bōkstabammaz
instrumental	*bōkstabinē	*bōkstabammiz

Descendants

Old Saxon: bōkstabo
Old Dutch: *bōkstavo, *buokstavo
- Middle Dutch: boecstave, boecstaef
  - Dutch: boekstaaf
Old High German: *buohstabo
- Middle High German: buochstabe, puochstabe
  - German: Buchstabe

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