Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōkō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós, “oak”), Latin fāgus (“beech”) and Armenian բոխի (boxi, “hornbeam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔː.kɔː/

Noun

*bōkō f

beech

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *bōkō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bōkō	*bōkôz
vocative	*bōkō	*bōkôz
accusative	*bōkǭ	*bōkōz
genitive	*bōkōz	*bōkǫ̂
dative	*bōkōi	*bōkōmaz
instrumental	*bōkō	*bōkōmiz

Derived terms

*bōkiją
*bōkijǭ

Descendants

Old English: bōc
Old Frisian: bōk
- West Frisian: boeck, boek
Old Saxon: bōka
- Middle Low German: bôke
Old Dutch: *buoka (in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: boec
Old High German: buohha, buocha (strong o-stem)
- Middle High German: buoche
  - German: Buche
  - Luxembourgish: Bich, Buch
Old Norse: bók
- Norwegian: bok, bøk
- Old Swedish: bōk
  - Swedish: bok
- Danish: bog, bøg
Gothic: 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰 (bōka)

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