Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pursaz

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

Unknown.

Noun

*pursaz m

1. gale (Myrica gale)

   Synonym: *gagulaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *pursaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*pursaz	*pursōz, *pursōs
vocative	*purs	*pursōz, *pursōs
accusative	*pursą	*pursanz
genitive	*pursas, *pursis	*pursǫ̂
dative	*pursai	*pursamaz
instrumental	*pursō	*pursamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *pors
  • Old Saxon:
    • Middle Low German: pors, porst
      • → German: Porst, Porste f, Porsch m, Porsche f, Post m, Posch m, Pos m
  • Old High German:
    • Middle High German: bors, borse, borser
      • German: Bors, Berz, Birz m or f (obsolete, dialectal)
• Old Norse: pors
  • Danish: pors, formerly also post
  • Gutnish: purs
    • → Finnish: pursu, formerly also pursi
  • Icelandic: pors
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pors, formerly also post
  • Swedish: pors, formerly also post
• Toponym:
  • Bursibant, a region northwest of the Ems
  • Postsee, a lake west of Preetz