Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōkstabô

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːkˌstɑ.βɔːː/

Noun

*bōkstabô m

1. Alternative form of *bōkstabaz

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *bōkstabô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bōkstabô	*bōkstabaniz
vocative	*bōkstabô	*bōkstabaniz
accusative	*bōkstabanų	*bōkstabanunz
genitive	*bōkstabiniz	*bōkstabanǫ̂
dative	*bōkstabini	*bōkstabammaz
instrumental	*bōkstabinē	*bōkstabammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *bōkstabō
  • Old Saxon: bōkstabo
    • Middle Low German: *bôkstāve
      • German Low German: Bookstaav
  • Old Dutch: *bōkstavo, *buokstavo
    • Middle Dutch: boecstave, boecstaef
      • Dutch: boekstaaf
  • Old High German: *buohstabo
    • Middle High German: buochstabe, puochstabe
      • German: Buchstabe
        • → Saterland Frisian: Buukstoave