Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōþlą

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

Alternative forms

• *buþlą

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *bʰeh₂utlom. Equivalent to *būaną (“to dwell”) + *-þlą (instrumental suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːθ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*bōþlą n

1. house, dwelling

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *bōþlą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bōþlą	*bōþlō
vocative	*bōþlą	*bōþlō
accusative	*bōþlą	*bōþlō
genitive	*bōþlas, *bōþlis	*bōþlǫ̂
dative	*bōþlai	*bōþlamaz
instrumental	*bōþlō	*bōþlamiz

Derived terms

• *gabōþliją/*gabuþliją

Related terms

• *buþlijaną

Descendants

• Old English: bold, botl (< *buþlą)
  • Middle English: bottle, botle, buttle
    • English: bottle
• Old Saxon: bōdal
• Old Dutch: *buothal
  • Dutch: boedel, boel
• Old Norse: ból
  • Icelandic: ból
  • Faroese: ból
  • Norwegian: bol
  • Old Swedish: bol, bōl
    • Swedish: bol
  • Danish: bol