Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/būkōn

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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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown; possibly related to *bōku (beech), *bōkijā (beech), lye being commonly made from beech ash.[1] Perhaps cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usbaugjan, to sweep).

Verb[edit]

*būkōn[2][3]

  1. to soak (esp. in beech lye)

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *būkōn
1st sg. past *būkōdā
Infinitive *būkōn
Genitive infin. *būkōnijas
Dative infin. *būkōnijē
Instrum. infin. *būkōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *būkō *būkōdā
2nd singular *būkōs *būkōdēs, *būkōdōs
3rd singular *būkōþ *būkōdē, *būkōdā
1st plural *būkōm *būkōdum
2nd plural *būkōþ *būkōdud
3rd plural *būkōnþ *būkōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *būkō *būkōdī
2nd singular *būkōs *būkōdī
3rd singular *būkō *būkōdī
1st plural *būkōm *būkōdīm
2nd plural *būkōþ *būkōdīd
3rd plural *būkōn *būkōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *būkō
Plural *būkōþ
Present Past
Participle *būkōndī *būkōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Dutch: *būkōn (to soak, wash)
    • Middle Dutch: bûken (to wash in beech lye)
      • Middle English: bouken (to soak in a lye solution)[4]
  • Old High German: *būkōn
  • Vulgar Latin: *būcō (to soak, wash)[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989), “64”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page bauchen
  2. 2.0 2.1 Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “bûkôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 15/2: Germanismes: Bu–F, page 9
  3. ^ A. J., Greimas (1968), “I. buer”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancien français: jusqu’au milieu du XIVᵉ siècle (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse, →ISBN, page 86: “germ. bukon”
  4. ^ bǒuken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Viret, Roger (2013) “LESSIVE”, in Dictionnaire français - savoyard: comportant plusieurs variantes de la langue savoyarde[1] (in French), Aliance Culturèla Arpitanna