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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buttaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *butaz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudnós, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (to beat, push), an extension of *bʰew- (to blow, swell).

Adjective

*buttaz

  1. cut off; chopped off; stumpy

Inflection


Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós (bottom), later thematic variant of *bʰudʰmḗn ~ *bʰudʰn-, perhaps from *dʰewbʰ- (deep).

Noun

*buttaz m

  1. end; piece

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *buttaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *buttaz *buttōz, *buttōs
vocative *butt *buttōz, *buttōs
accusative *buttą *buttanz
genitive *buttas, *buttis *buttǫ̂
dative *buttai *buttamaz
instrumental *buttō *buttamiz

Descendants

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