Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baukną
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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]
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to glow, light, shine”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*baukną n
Inflection[edit]
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *baukną (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *baukną | *bauknō | |
| vocative | *baukną | *bauknō | |
| accusative | *baukną | *bauknō | |
| genitive | *bauknas, *bauknis | *bauknǫ̂ | |
| dative | *bauknai | *bauknamaz | |
| instrumental | *bauknō | *bauknamiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *baukn
- Old English: bēacn, bēacen, bīecen; bēcen, bēcon, bēcun
- Old Frisian: bāken, bēken
- Old Dutch: *bōcan
- Old High German: bouhhan, bouchan, pouhhan, pouchan
- Old Saxon: bōkan
- Middle Low German: bāke (from southern Eastphalian, or a conflation of grammatical paradigms with the borrowing from Old Frisian, see above)
- Dutch Low Saxon: boake (“(Easter) fire sign”)
- Middle Low German: bāke (from southern Eastphalian, or a conflation of grammatical paradigms with the borrowing from Old Frisian, see above)
- →? Old French: boue, buie (alternatively from Latin boia)