Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/busk

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 *buskaz.

    Noun

    *busk m

    1. bush, thicket

    Inflection

    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *busk
    Genitive *boskas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *busk *boskō, *boskōs
    Accusative *busk *boskā
    Genitive *boskas *boskō
    Dative *buskē *buskum
    Instrumental *busku *buskum

    Descendants

    • Old English: bysċ, busċ
    • Old Frisian: bosk
      • Saterland Frisian: Busk
      • West Frisian: bosk
    • Old Saxon: busk
    • Old Dutch: *busc
    • Old High German: busk
    • → Latin: boscus (see there for further descendants)
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