Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōn

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 Proto-Germanic *bōnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *bānos (“white”).^[1]

Adjective

*bōn

pretty, shining

Declension

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*bōn
Genitive	*bōnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*bōn	*bōnu	*bōn
Accusative	*bōnanā	*bōnā	*bōn
Genitive	*bōnas	*bōneʀā	*bōnas
Dative	*bōnumē	*bōneʀē	*bōnumē
Instrumental	*bōnu	*bōneʀu	*bōnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*bōnē	*bōnō	*bōnu
Accusative	*bōnā	*bōnā	*bōnu
Genitive	*bōneʀō	*bōneʀō	*bōneʀō
Dative	bōnēm, bōnum	bōnēm, bōnum	bōnēm, bōnum
Instrumental	bōnēm, bōnum	bōnēm, bōnum	bōnēm, bōnum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Dutch: *bōn
- >? Middle Dutch: boen (alternatively borrowed from Old French bon (“good”)^[2])
  - Dutch: boen

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bōnjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “boen”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bōnjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[2] Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “boen”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

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