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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōguz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus (“arm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔː.ɣuz/

Noun

*bōguz m[1][2]

  1. upper arm
  2. shoulder
    Synonyms: *amsaz, *ahslō

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *bōguz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bōguz *bōgiwiz
vocative *bōgu *bōgiwiz
accusative *bōgų *bōgunz
genitive *bōgauz *bōgiwǫ̂
dative *bōgiwi *bōgumaz
instrumental *bōgū *bōgumiz

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms
  • *bōgislą

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *bōgu
  • Old Norse: bógr

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) chapter 71, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, [https://archive.org/details/etymological-dictionary-of-proto-germanic/page/
    • bōgu-?view=theater page *bōgu-]: “m. ‘shoulder, upper arm’”
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀōʒuz ~ *ƀōʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
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