Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bulluk

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 *bullō +‎ *-uk.

Noun

*bulluk m

a (young) bull, bullock
a steer

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bulluk
Genitive	*bullukas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bulluk	bullukō, bullukōs
Accusative	*bulluk	*bullukā
Genitive	*bullukas	*bullukō
Dative	*bullukē	*bullukum
Instrumental	*bulluku	*bullukum

Alternative forms

*buluk

Descendants

Old English: bulluc
- Middle English: bullok, bulluc, bollok, bolok
  - English: bullock
  - Scots: bullok
- ⇒ Old English: bulluca
Old Dutch: bullok, bulk (in placenames)
- ⇒ Old Dutch: Bulloksdam, Bulksdam

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