Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awistrą

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

From *awiz +‎ *-strą.

Noun

*awistrą n^[1]

sheepfold

Inflection

Declension of *awistrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*awistrą	*awistrō
vocative	*awistrą	*awistrō
accusative	*awistrą	*awistrō
genitive	awistras, awistris	*awistrǫ̂
dative	*awistrai	*awistramaz
instrumental	*awistrō	*awistramiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *awist(r)
- Old English: ēowestre, ēwestre
- Old Frisian: ēstra, ēster^[2]
  - West Frisian: jister, (rare) juster
    Hindeloopen: ister
    Schiermonnikoog: iester, jester
    Terschelling: jester
- Old High German: ewist, ouwist
  - Middle High German: *owist, oist
    - Alemannic German: Äugst, Äust
Gothic: 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (awistr)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awist(r)a-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
^ Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “jister”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary‎^[2], Leiden: Leiden University, page 31.

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awist(r)a-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45

[2] Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “jister”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary‎^[2], Leiden: Leiden University, page 31.

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