Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōkstabô

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːkˌstɑ.βɔːː/

Noun

*bōkstabô m

alternative form of *bōkstabaz

Inflection

Declension of *bōkstabô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bōkstabô	*bōkstabaniz
vocative	*bōkstabô	*bōkstabaniz
accusative	*bōkstabanų	*bōkstabanunz
genitive	*bōkstabiniz	*bōkstabanǫ̂
dative	*bōkstabini	*bōkstabammaz
instrumental	*bōkstabinē	*bōkstabammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *bōkstabō
- Old Saxon: bōkstabo
  - Middle Low German: *bôkstāve
    - German Low German: Bookstaav
- Old Dutch: *buocstavo, buocstaf (latter from *bōkstabaz)
  - Middle Dutch: boecstave, boecstaef
    - Dutch: boekstaaf
- Old High German: *buohstabo
  - Middle High German: buochstabe, puochstabe
    - German: Buchstabe
      - → Saterland Frisian: Buukstoave, Buukstoawe (partial calque)