*bansaz

Runic: ᛒᚨᚾᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑn.sɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

crib; cradle
stall (for animals)
barn

Etymology

From earlier **bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰondʰ-sth₂-s from root *bʰendʰ- (‘to tie; bind’). The latter part seems likely to be a derivative of PIE *steh₂- (‘to stand’) in similar usage to *awistrą (‘sheepfold’). Related to *banstiz (‘barn, storehouse; crib’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	bansaz	bansōz, bansōs
Acc.	bansą	bansanz
Gen.	bansas, bansis	bansǫ̂
Dat.	bansai	bansamaz
Inst.	bansō	bansamiz
Voc.	bans	bansōz, bansōs

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Descendants

*bans (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bōs (Old English)
  - bose, boose (Middle English)
    - boose, boosy, boosey (English)
    - buse, buise, boose (Scots)
*bans (Proto-West Germanic)
- bōs, boes (Old Frisian)
  - Buus (Saterland Frisian)
  - bús (West Frisian)
*bans (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bansa (Old High German)
  - banse (Middle High German)
    - Banse (German)
*bans (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bansa, *bōs (Old Saxon)
  - banse, bôs, bôss (Middle Low German)
    - boes (Dutch)
*bans (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bansa, *bōs (Old Saxon)
  - banse, bôs, bôss (Middle Low German)
    - Banse (Low German)
      - Bansige (Low German)
báss (Old Norse)
- bås (Danish)
- bás (Icelandic)
- bås (Norwegian Bokmål)
- bås (Norwegian Nynorsk)
báss (Old Norse)
- bās (Old Swedish)
  - bås (Swedish)

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