Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bagmaz

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Traditionally derived from an earlier *bawwmaz (with assimilation of *-ww- > *-ggw- via Verschärfung), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, swell, be”), and thus of similar formation to Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant, tree”). However, Kroonen notes that this derivation is flawed, because the original meaning of the root was most likely "beam" and not "tree", rendering a derivation from *bʰuH- semantically strange, and prefers to derive the root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂ǵʰ-mo-s (“branch”), which is related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”) (whence Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“upper arm, shoulder”)).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɑɣ.mɑz/

    Noun

    *bagmaz m[1]

    1. tree
      Synonym: *trewą
    2. beam, balk
      Synonyms: *balkô, *galgô

    Inflection

    Declension of *bagmaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *bagmaz *bagmōz, *bagmōs
    vocative *bagm *bagmōz, *bagmōs
    accusative *bagmą *bagmanz
    genitive *bagmas, *bagmis *bagmǫ̂
    dative *bagmai *bagmamaz
    instrumental *bagmō *bagmamiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bagma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47
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