Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōks
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Often linked to *bōkō (“beech”),[1] though beechbark-writing, unlike birchbark-writing, is not known, nor is it well imaginable that it was the time for bookfells made from beeches already. Connected by some to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to allot”), ascribing to the word the meaning of “letter”, in the sense of merely one or few symbols; in older times, letters would have served as (allotted) ownership symbols, which would then have been generalized to any work with writing upon it.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*bōks f
Inflection[edit]
| consonant stemDeclension of *bōks (consonant stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *bōks | *bōkiz | |
| vocative | *bōk | *bōkiz | |
| accusative | *bōkų | *bōkunz | |
| genitive | *bōkiz | *bōkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *bōki | *bōkumaz | |
| instrumental | *bōkē | *bōkumiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *bōk
- Old English: bōc
- Old Frisian: bōk
- Old Saxon: bōk
- Old Dutch: buok
- Old High German: buoh, puoh
- Old Norse: bók