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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīnabaum

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

Etymology

From *pīnā (“pine”) +‎ *baum (“tree”).[1]

Noun

*pīnabaum m

  1. pine tree
    Synonyms: *pīnā, *dannā, *dannjā, *furhu

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *pīnabaum
Genitive *pīnabaumas
Singular Plural
Nominative *pīnabaum *pīnabaumō, *pīnabaumōs
Accusative *pīnabaum *pīnabaumā
Genitive *pīnabaumas *pīnabaumō
Dative *pīnabaumē *pīnabaumum
Instrumental *pīnabaumu *pīnabaumum

Descendants
  • Old English: pīnbēam
  • Old Dutch: *pīnbōm
  • Old High German: pīnboum
    • Middle High German: pinboum
      • German: Pinbaum (archaic)

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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