Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buskaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbus.kɑz/

Noun

*buskaz m

bush; thicket

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *buskaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*buskaz	buskōz, buskōs
vocative	*busk	buskōz, buskōs
accusative	*buską	*buskanz
genitive	buskas, buskis	*buskǫ̂
dative	*buskai	*buskamaz
instrumental	*buskō	*buskamiz

Descendants

Old English: bysc, busc
- Middle English: busshe, busch
  - English: bush
  - Scots: bus
Old Frisian: bosk
- Saterland Frisian: Busk
- West Frisian: bosk
Old Saxon: busk
- Middle Low German: busk, busch
  - Low German: Busk, Busch
Frankish: *busk
- Old Dutch: *busc
  - Middle Dutch: bosch
    - Dutch: bos
- → Latin: boscus (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: busk
- Middle High German: busch, bosch
  - German: Busch
Old Norse: buskr
- Icelandic: búskur, buski
- Norwegian: busk
- Swedish: buske
- Danish: busk
- Middle English: busk, bosk
  - Scots: busk
→ Finnish: puska

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