Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buhs

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 Latin buxus, buxum.

Noun

*buhs m

box tree
Synonym: *buhsabaum

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*buhs
Genitive	*buhsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*buhs	buhsō, buhsōs
Accusative	*buhs	*buhsā
Genitive	*buhsas	*buhsō
Dative	*buhsē	*buhsum
Instrumental	*buhsu	*buhsum

Derived terms

*buhsabaum

Descendants

Old English: box
- Middle English: box, boxe
  - English: box (see there for further descendants)
  - Scots: box
Old High German: buhs
- Middle High German: buhs
  - German: Buchs
    - → Dutch: buks

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