Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōk
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Noun[edit]
*bōk f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Consonant stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *bōk | |
| Genitive | *bōki | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *bōk | *bōki |
| Accusative | *bōku | *bōki |
| Genitive | *bōki | *bōkō |
| Dative | *bōki | *bōkum |
| Instrumental | *bōki | *bōkum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: bōc
- Old Frisian: bōk
- Old Saxon: bōk
- Old Dutch: buok
- Old High German: buoh, puoh
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286: “nom. pl. *bōkiz ‘inscribed billets’ [...] > PWGmc *bōki”