Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōþl

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *bōþlą.

    Noun

    *bōþl n

    1. house, dwelling
    2. landed property, movable property

    Inflection

    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *bōþl
    Genitive *bōþlas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *bōþl *bōþlu
    Accusative *bōþl *bōþlu
    Genitive *bōþlas *bōþlō
    Dative *bōþlē *bōþlum
    Instrumental *bōþlu *bōþlum

    Derived terms

    • *bōþlijan

    Descendants

    • Old English: botl, botel, bold
    • Old Frisian: bōdel, bōld
      • North Frisian: bol, boel, böl
      • Saterland Frisian: bûdel, bôdel
      • West Frisian: boel
    • Old Saxon: bōdal
      • Middle Low German: bôdel, bôl
        • German Low German:
          Klevisch-Weselisch: Baul
          Westmünsterländisch: Buddel, Büoddel
    • Old Dutch: *buothal