Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buttjā

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

    Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *buttia (“cask, barrel”). Possible doublet of *budinu.

    Noun

    *buttjā f

    1. cask, flask

    Inflection

    ōn-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *buttjā
    Genitive *buttjōn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *buttjā *buttjōn
    Accusative *buttjōn *buttjōn
    Genitive *buttjōn *buttjōnō
    Dative *buttjōn *buttjōm, *buttjum
    Instrumental *buttjōn *buttjōm, *buttjum

    Alternative reconstructions

    • buttjō

    Descendants

    • Old English: bytte, bytt
    • Old Saxon: *butta, *buttia
    • Old Dutch: *butta
    • Old High German: *butta f, butto m
    • →? Proto-Slavic: *bъči (see there for further descendants)
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