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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *būwaną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt, from *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*būaną

  1. to dwell, reside

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *būan
    • Old English: būan, būwan
      • Old English: ġebūan
        • Middle English: ȝebuen, ibuen, iboen
    • Old Saxon: būan, būwan
      • Middle Low German: bûwen
    • Old Dutch: *būan, buuuan, buwan
      • Middle Dutch: bouwen
        • Dutch: bouwen
          • Afrikaans: bou
          • Jersey Dutch: bāue
          • Negerhollands: bou, bau, bow
          • Aukan: bow
          • Papiamentu: bouw (dated)
          • Sranan Tongo: bow
            • Lokono: bowdun
            • Caribbean Javanese: ngebau
        • Limburgish: boewe
    • Old High German: būan, būwan, pūan
  • Old Norse: búa
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan)
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