Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buhs

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

Borrowed from Latin buxus／buxum. Doublet of *buhsā.

Noun

*buhs m

1. box tree

   Synonym: *buhsabaum

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*buhs
Genitive	*bohsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*buhs	*bohsō, *bohsōs
Accusative	*buhs	*bohsā
Genitive	*bohsas	*bohsō
Dative	*buhsē	*buhsum
Instrumental	*buhsu	*buhsum

Derived terms

• *buhsabaum

Descendants

• Old English: box
  • Middle English: box
    • English: box
• Old High German: buhs
  • Middle High German: buhs
    • German: Buchs
      • → Dutch: buks