Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buʀdō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *buzdô.

Noun

*buʀdō m

beetle
grub

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*buʀdō
Genitive	*buʀdini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*buʀdō	*buʀdan
Accusative	*buʀdan	*buʀdan
Genitive	*buʀdini	*buʀdanō
Dative	*buʀdini	*buʀdum
Instrumental	*buʀdini	*buʀdum

Descendants

Old English: budda
- Middle English: budde, boude
  - English: boud, bug
Old Saxon: *buddo
- Middle Low German: *budde (suggested by buddich, buddech (“thick, swollen”))
  - Low German: budde
→ Medieval Latin: burdō (“beetle, cricket, drone, bumblebee”)
- Old French: bordon
  - Middle French: bourdon
    - French: bourdon

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