Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þaistô

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. Perhaps an imitative word.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑi̯.stɔːː/

Noun

*þaistô m

  1. (North Germanic) black guillemot

Inflection

Declension of *þaistô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þaistô *þaistaniz
vocative *þaistô *þaistaniz
accusative *þaistanų *þaistanunz
genitive *þaistiniz *þaistanǫ̂
dative *þaistini *þaistammaz
instrumental *þaistinē *þaistammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: þeisti
    • Icelandic: teista
    • Faroese: teisti
    • Norn: tåisti
    • Norwegian: teiste, teist
    • Swedish: tejst, teiste, teste
    • Danish: tejst, tejste

References

  1. ^ “tejst” in Den Danske Ordbog
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