Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bunkō

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

Alternative forms

  • *bungō

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bunkô.

Noun

*bunkō m

  1. bump, lump
  2. heap, pile
  3. crowd

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *bunkō
Genitive *bunkini, *bunkan
Singular Plural
Nominative *bunkō *bunkan
Accusative *bunkan *bunkan
Genitive *bunkini, *bunkan *bunkanō
Dative *bunkini, *bunkan *bunkum
Instrumental *bunkini, *bunkan *bunkum

Descendants

  • Old English: *bunca; *bunċen (< *bunkkīn)
    • Middle English: bunche, bonche
      • English: bunch (partially)
      • ⇒ Middle English: bunchy, bonchy
        • ⇒ Middle English: bunchines (“bump, hump, hunch”)
  • Old Frisian: bunka
  • Old Saxon: *bunko
  • Old Dutch: *bunko
  • >? Old High German: bungo
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