Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baum

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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

    Possibly from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz.

    Noun

    *baum m[1]

    1. tree
      Synonym: *treu
    2. beam

    Inflection

    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *baum
    Genitive *baumas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *baum *baumō, *baumōs
    Accusative *baum *baumā
    Genitive *baumas *baumō
    Dative *baumē *baumum
    Instrumental *baumu *baumum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126:*baum