Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/busk

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 *buskaz.

Noun

*busk m

bush, thicket

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*busk
Genitive	*buskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*busk	buskō, buskōs
Accusative	*busk	*buskā
Genitive	*buskas	*buskō
Dative	*buskē	*buskum
Instrumental	*busku	*buskum

Descendants

Old English: bysċ, busċ
- Middle English: bush
  - English: bush
  - Scots: bus
Old Frisian: bosk
- Saterland Frisian: Busk
- West Frisian: bosk
Old Saxon: busk
- Middle Low German: busk, busch
  - Low German: Busk, Busch
Old Dutch: *busc
- Middle Dutch: bosch
  - Dutch: bos
Old High German: busk
- Middle High German: busch, bosch
  - German: Busch
→ Latin: boscus (see there for further descendants)

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