Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīnabaum

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

From *pīnā (“pine”) +‎ *baum (“tree”).[1]

Noun

*pīnabaum m

pine tree
Synonyms: *pīnā, *dannā, *dannjā, *furhu

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pīnabaum
Genitive	*pīnabaumas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pīnabaum	pīnabaumō, pīnabaumōs
Accusative	*pīnabaum	*pīnabaumā
Genitive	*pīnabaumas	*pīnabaumō
Dative	*pīnabaumē	*pīnabaumum
Instrumental	*pīnabaumu	*pīnabaumum

Descendants

Old English: pīnbēam
Old Dutch: *pīnbōm
- Middle Dutch: pijnboom
  - Dutch: pijnboom
Old High German: pīnboum
- Middle High German: pinboum
  - German: Pinbaum (archaic)

References

Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

[1] Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press