Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buttjō

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 *butt +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*buttjō m

  1. flatfish, flounder, European flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *buttjō
Genitive *buttjini, *buttjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *buttjō *buttjan
Accusative *buttjan *buttjan
Genitive *buttjini, *buttjan *buttjanō
Dative *buttjini, *buttjan *buttjum
Instrumental *buttjini, *buttjan *buttjum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *bytta
  • Old Frisian: *butta
    • West Frisian: bot
  • Old Saxon: *butto
    • Middle Low German: butte, but, bud
      • German Low German: Bütt
      • → Danish: bøtte
      • → Swedish: butta
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: stēnbut, steinbut, stēnbutte, steinbutte
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: *tornbutte
        • → Old French: turbot, torbot, turbut
        • → Old Swedish: törnbut
  • Old Dutch: *butta
  • Old High German: *butzo
    • Middle High German: *butze
      • Alemannic German: Butz
        • ⇒ Alemannic German: Butzli
    • ⇒ Old High German: agabūz
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