Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buskaz

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

Probably derived from *būaną (“to dwell, reside”). For a semantically parallel derivation from the same Indo-European root, compare Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phutón, “plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbus.kɑz/

Noun

*buskaz m

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

• Proto-West Germanic: *busk
  • Old English: bysċ, busċ
    • Middle English: bush
      • English: bush
      • Scots: bus
  • Old Frisian: bosk
    • Saterland Frisian: Busk
    • West Frisian: bosk
  • Old Saxon: busk
    • Middle Low German: busk, busch
      • Low German: Busk, Busch
  • Old Dutch: *busc
    • Middle Dutch: bosch
      • Dutch: bos
  • Old High German: busk
    • Middle High German: busch, bosch
      • German: Busch
  • → Latin: boscus (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: buskr
  • Icelandic: búskur, buski
  • Norwegian Bokmål: busk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: busk
  • Swedish: buske
  • Danish: busk
  • → Middle English: busk, bosk
    • Scots: busk
• → Finnish: puska