Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buttaz
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudnós, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”), an extension of *bʰew- (“to blow, swell”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Adjective
*buttaz
Inflection
Declension of *buttaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *buttaz | *buttai | *buttō | *buttôz | *buttą, -atō | *buttō |
| Accusative | *buttanǭ | *buttanz | *buttǭ | *buttōz | *buttą, -atō | *buttō |
| Genitive | *buttas, -is | *buttaizǫ̂ | *buttaizōz | *buttaizǫ̂ | *buttas, -is | *buttaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *buttammai | *buttaimaz | *buttaizōi | *buttaimaz | *buttammai | *buttaimaz |
| Instrumental | *buttanō | *buttaimiz | *buttaizō | *buttaimiz | *buttanō | *buttaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *buttô | *buttaniz | *buttǭ | *buttōniz | *buttô | *buttōnō |
| Accusative | *buttanų | *buttanunz | *buttōnų | *buttōnunz | *buttô | *buttōnō |
| Genitive | *buttiniz | *buttanǫ̂ | *buttōniz | *buttōnǫ̂ | *buttiniz | *buttanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *buttini | *buttammaz | *buttōni | *buttōmaz | *buttini | *buttammaz |
| Instrumental | *buttinē | *buttammiz | *buttōnē | *buttōmiz | *buttinē | *buttammiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *butt
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós (“bottom”), later thematic variant of *bʰudʰmḗn ~ *bʰudʰn-, perhaps from *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).[1]
Noun
*buttaz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *buttaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *buttaz | *buttōz, *buttōs | |
| vocative | *butt | *buttōz, *buttōs | |
| accusative | *buttą | *buttanz | |
| genitive | *buttas, *buttis | *buttǫ̂ | |
| dative | *buttai | *buttamaz | |
| instrumental | *buttō | *buttamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *butt
- Old Norse: butr, bútr
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*budman- ~ *buttman- (> *buttaz)”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 82