Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/basją

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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]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain; perhaps from a pre-Indo-European substrate word.[1] Otherwise, outside of Germanic, it may be related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glisten”) or to Sanskrit बभस्ति (babhasti, “to chew, eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes-.[2] However, also compare Latin baca (“berry”),[3] or fascis (“bundle”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*basją n

  1. berry; a small fruit, of any one of many varieties

Inflection[edit]

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *basją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *basją *basjō
vocative *basją *basjō
accusative *basją *basjō
genitive *basjas, *basis *basjǫ̂
dative *basjai *basjamaz
instrumental *basjō *basjamiz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 54-55
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 145, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 145
  3. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bes1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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