*baswô

Runic: ᛒᚨᛊᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑs.wɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

  1. paternal uncle
  2. kinsman

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from or related to *ba-, *bō- (‘father, older male relation’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.baswôbaswaniz
Acc.baswanųbaswanunz
Gen.baswinizbaswanǫ̂
Dat.baswinibaswammaz
Inst.baswinēbaswammiz
Voc.baswôbaswaniz

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Descendants

  • *baswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *baso (Old Dutch)
      • baes (Middle Dutch)
        • baas (Dutch)
  • *baswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *baso (Old Dutch)
      • baes (Middle Dutch)
        • baas (Dutch)
          • baas (Afrikaans)
            • boss (English)
  • *baswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *baso (Old Dutch)
      • baes (Middle Dutch)
        • baos (West Flemish)
          • bausse (French)
  • *baswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *basa, bas (Old Frisian)
      • Boas (Saterland Frisian)
      • baes, baas (West Frisian)
  • *baswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *baso (Old Saxon)
      • bās (Middle Low German)
        • bas (Danish)
        • Bas, Baß, Baas (German)
        • Baas (Low German)
        • Bas (Low German)
        • bas (Norwegian)
        • bas (Swedish)

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