Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/buttjō

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 *butt +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*buttjō m

1. flatfish, flounder, European flounder (Platichthys flesus

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*buttjō
Genitive	*buttjini, *buttjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*buttjō	*buttjan
Accusative	*buttjan	*buttjan
Genitive	*buttjini, *buttjan	*buttjanō
Dative	*buttjini, *buttjan	*buttjum
Instrumental	*buttjini, *buttjan	*buttjum

Derived terms

• *hailagabuttjō

Descendants

• Old English: *bytta
  • Middle English: butte, but
• Old Frisian: *butta
  • West Frisian: bot
• Old Saxon: *butto
  • Middle Low German: butte, but, bud
    • German Low German: Bütt
      • → German: Butt
    • → Danish: bøtte
    • → Swedish: butta
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: stēnbut, steinbut, stēnbutte, steinbutte
      • → German: Steinbutt
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: *tornbutte
      • → Old French: turbot, torbot, turbut
        • → Middle English: turbot, turbut
          • English: turbot
      • → Old Swedish: törnbut
• Old Dutch: *butta
  • Middle Dutch: but, bot
    • Dutch: bot
• Old High German: *butzo
  • Middle High German: *butze
    • Alemannic German: Butz
      • ⇒ Alemannic German: Butzli
  • ⇒ Old High German: agabūz