Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buskaz

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 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

    Uncertain. Possibly derived from *būaną (“to dwell, reside”)[1] or its root, Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to swell, grow”) (compare Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant”) in this case).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *buskaz m[1]

    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

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀuskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 64
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