Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōguz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔː.ɣuz/

Noun

*bōguz m[1][2]

  1. upper arm
  2. shoulder
    Synonyms: *amsaz, *ahslō

Inflection

Declension of *bōguz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bōguz *bōgiwiz
vocative *bōgu *bōgiwiz
accusative *bōgų *bōgunz
genitive *bōgauz *bōgiwǫ̂
dative *bōgiwi *bōgumaz
instrumental *bōgū *bōgumiz

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

  • *bōgislą

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bōgu
  • Old Norse: bógr

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “71”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, [https://archive.org/details/etymological-dictionary-of-proto-germanic/page/
    • bōgu- page *bōgu-]: “m. ‘shoulder, upper arm’”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀōʒuz ~ *ƀōʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
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