Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/basu
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This Proto-West 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
Unknown. Perhaps from or related to *basją (“berry”); *wīnabasją (“grape”). Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os, from *bʰeh₂- (“shine”).
Adjective
*basu (comparative *baswōzô, superlative *baswōstaz)
Inflection
Declension of *baswaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *baswaz | *baswai | *baswō | *baswôz | *baswą, -atō | *baswō |
| Accusative | *baswanǭ | *baswanz | *baswǭ | *baswōz | *baswą, -atō | *baswō |
| Genitive | *baswas, -is | *baswaizǫ̂ | *baswaizōz | *baswaizǫ̂ | *baswas, -is | *baswaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *baswammai | *baswaimaz | *baswaizōi | *baswaimaz | *baswammai | *baswaimaz |
| Instrumental | *baswanō | *baswaimiz | *baswaizō | *baswaimiz | *baswanō | *baswaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *baswô | *baswaniz | *baswǭ | *baswōniz | *baswô | *baswōnō |
| Accusative | *baswanų | *baswanunz | *baswōnų | *baswōnunz | *baswô | *baswōnō |
| Genitive | *baswiniz | *baswanǫ̂ | *baswōniz | *baswōnǫ̂ | *baswiniz | *baswanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *baswini | *baswammaz | *baswōni | *baswōmaz | *baswini | *baswammaz |
| Instrumental | *baswinē | *baswammiz | *baswōnē | *baswōmiz | *baswinē | *baswammiz |
Descendants
See also
| *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz | *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz | *blakaz, *swartaz |
| *raudaz | *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz | *gelwaz, *gulaz |
| *grōniz | *grōniz | |
| *blēwaz | *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | |
| *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | *baswaz |