Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bulgijō

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

A zero-grade formation (< quasi-PIE *bʰl̥ǵʰ-yeh₂-) from *belganą (“to swell”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbul.ɣi.jɔː/

Noun

*bulgijō f[1][2]

  1. wave, billow
    Synonyms: *hraznō, *unþī, *wallijǭ, *wēgaz

Inflection

Declension of *bulgijō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bulgijō *bulgijôz
vocative *bulgijō *bulgijôz
accusative *bulgijǭ *bulgijōz
genitive *bulgijōz *bulgijǫ̂
dative *bulgijōi *bulgijōmaz
instrumental *bulgijō *bulgijōmiz

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: bulge
    • Low German: bülge
  • Middle High German: bulga
  • Old Norse: bylgja

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*bulgjōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “ƀulʒjōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 62
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