Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bussa

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Which is a borrowing from Late Latin buxis (“box”).

Noun

*bussa f

  1. box, casket

Inflection

Declension of *bussa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *bussa *bussa, *busson
accusative *bussa, *busson *bussa, *busson
genitive *busson *bussono
dative *busson *busson

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: busse
    • Dutch: bus
    • Limburgish: bösj
    • → English: bush
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