Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bulōną

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 *bulaz (sphere, ball) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bulōną[1]

  1. to roll

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bulō *bulǭ *bulōi ?
2nd singular *bulōsi *bulōs *bulō *bulōsai *bulōsau
3rd singular *bulōþi *bulō *bulōþau *bulōþai *bulōþau
1st dual *bulōs *bulōw
2nd dual *bulōþiz *bulōþiz *bulōþiz
1st plural *bulōmaz *bulōm *bulōnþai *bulōnþau
2nd plural *bulōþ *bulōþ *bulōþ *bulōnþai *bulōnþau
3rd plural *bulōnþi *bulōn *bulōnþau *bulōnþai *bulōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bulōdǭ *bulōdēdį̄
2nd singular *bulōdēz *bulōdēdīz
3rd singular *bulōdē *bulōdēdī
1st dual *bulōdēdū *bulōdēdīw
2nd dual *bulōdēdudiz *bulōdēdīdiz
1st plural *bulōdēdum *bulōdēdīm
2nd plural *bulōdēdud *bulōdēdīd
3rd plural *bulōdēdun *bulōdēdīn
present past
participles *bulōndz *bulōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bolōn
    • Old Frisian: *bolia
    • Old Dutch:
      • Middle Dutch:
        • >? Dutch: bollen (the meaning "to roll, play with a ball" is dialectal, possbily backformed to bol)
    • Old High German: bolōn
      • Middle High German: bolen
  • Old Norse: bola

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bulōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 62