Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buʀdō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *buzdô.

Noun

*buʀdō m

  1. beetle
  2. grub

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *boʀdō
Genitive *buʀdini, *boʀdan
Singular Plural
Nominative *boʀdō *boʀdan
Accusative *boʀdan *boʀdan
Genitive *buʀdini, *boʀdan *boʀdanō
Dative *buʀdini, *boʀdan *buʀdum
Instrumental *buʀdini, *boʀdan *buʀdum

Descendants

  • Old English: budda
  • Old Frisian: *budda
  • Old Saxon: *buddo
    • Middle Low German: *budde (suggested by buddich, buddech (“thick, swollen”))
  • → Medieval Latin: burdō (“beetle, cricket, drone, bumblebee”)
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