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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buhsā

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 buxa, buxus (thing made of boxwood; box).

Noun

*buhsā f

  1. box, casket

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *buhsā
Genitive *buhsōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *buhsā *buhsōn
Accusative *buhsōn *buhsōn
Genitive *buhsōn *buhsōnō
Dative *buhsōn *buhsōm, *buhsum
Instrumental *buhsōn *buhsōm, *buhsum

Descendants

  • Old English: box
    • Middle English: box, boxe
      • English: box (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: box
  • Old Frisian: *bukse, busse
  • Old Saxon: *buhsa
  • Old Dutch: *buhsa
    • Middle Dutch: busse
      • Dutch: bus
      • Limburgish: bösj
      • English: bush
  • Old High German: buhsa
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