Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From or related to *būaną (“to dwell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.ɑ̃/

Noun

*būą n

1. building, dwelling

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *būą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*būą	*būō
vocative	*būą	*būō
accusative	*būą	*būō
genitive	*būas, *būis	*būǫ̂
dative	*būai	*būamaz
instrumental	*būō	*būamiz

Related terms

• *būaną
• *būwijaną
• *būwô

Descendants

• Old English: bū
  • Middle English: bi, by
• Old Saxon: bū
• Old Norse:
  • Old West Norse: bú
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: bu
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: bu
    • Icelandic: bú
    • Faroese: bú, búgv
  • Old East Norse: bó
    • Danish: bo
      • Norwegian Bokmål: bo
    • Old Swedish: bō
      • Swedish: bo