Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baugaz

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 *bʰowgʰ-o-s, from *bʰewgʰ- (to bend).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯.ɣɑz/

Noun

*baugaz m[1]

  1. a bend; bow
  2. something bent (round); circle
  3. a ring; bracelet
  4. a wreath; crown
  5. collar

Inflection

Declension of *baugaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *baugaz *baugōz, *baugōs
vocative *baug *baugōz, *baugōs
accusative *baugą *bauganz
genitive *baugas, *baugis *baugǫ̂
dative *baugai *baugamaz
instrumental *baugō *baugamiz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀauʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39