Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baswǭ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baswǭ

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *waswǭ (possibly a dissimilated variant)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑs.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*baswǭ f

1. paternal aunt

   Synonym: *waswǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *baswǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*baswǭ	*baswōniz
vocative	*baswǭ	*baswōniz
accusative	*baswōnų	*baswōnunz
genitive	*baswōniz	*baswōnǫ̂
dative	*baswōni	*baswōmaz
instrumental	*baswōnē	*baswōmiz

Coordinate terms

• *mōdrijǭ (“maternal aunt”)
  • West Germanic: *mōdrijā

Related terms

• *baswô (“paternal uncle”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *baswā
  • Old High German: basa, pasa
    • Middle High German: base
      • German: Base
      • Alemannic German: Base
    • ⇒ Old High German: basūnsunu (“male cousin”)
  • >? Old Saxon: *wasa
    • Middle Low German: wase
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasika
      • Middle Low German: wēseke, wesche
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: *wasikīn
      • Middle Low German: wēseken
  • >? Old High German: wasa
    • Middle High German: wase