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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buskaz

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

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to grow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbus.kɑz/

Noun

*buskaz m

  1. bush; thicket
    Synonym: *bruskaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *buskaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *buskaz *buskōz, *buskōs
vocative *busk *buskōz, *buskōs
accusative *buską *buskanz
genitive *buskas, *buskis *buskǫ̂
dative *buskai *buskamaz
instrumental *buskō *buskamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *busk
    • 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)
  • Old Norse: buskr
  • Finnish: puska
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