Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nestą

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnes.tɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“seat”) with a change to the neuter gender.

The vocalism e < i (apparently from a-mutation) uncommonly prevails in most descendants, including the oldest stages (matched only by *weraz). Forms with i are attested in Middle English and Middle High German, however. These may be either old variants or analogical formations after West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest”), *ganistī (collective).

Noun

*nestą n

(West Germanic) nest

Declension

Declension of *nestą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nestą	*nestō
vocative	*nestą	*nestō
accusative	*nestą	*nestō
genitive	nestas, nistis	*nestǫ̂
dative	*nestai	*nestamaz
instrumental	*nestō	*nestamiz

Alternative forms

*nistą

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *nest, *nist
- Old English: nest
  - Middle English: nest, neste, nist, nyst, neest
    - English: nest
    - Scots: nest
    - Yola: naesth
- Old Frisian: *nest
  - Saterland Frisian: Nääst
  - West Frisian: nêst, nust
- Old Saxon: *nest
  - Middle Low German: nest
    - German Low German: Nest
    - Plautdietsch: Nast
    - → Swedish: näste
- Old Dutch: nest
  - Middle Dutch: nest
    - Dutch: nest
      - Afrikaans: nes
      - Negerhollands: nest, nes
      - → Papiamentu: nèshi, nèishi, nesji
    - ⇒ Limburgish: ès (rebracketing)
- Old High German: nest
  - Middle High German: nest, nist
    - Bavarian: Nest
      - ⇒ Cimbrian: èst (rebracketing)
    - Central Franconian: Ness, Nest, Nöss, Nöst, Nost (all < nist)
      - Hunsrik: Nist
      - Luxembourgish: Nascht
    - German: Nest
    - Rhine Franconian: Nest, Nescht, Nischt (last < nist)
      - Pennsylvania German: Nescht
    - Vilamovian: naost
    - Yiddish: נעסט (nest)

Etymology 2

A to-stem derived from *nesaną.

Noun

*nestą n

provisions; food and supplies

Declension

Declension of *nestą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nestą	*nestō
vocative	*nestą	*nestō
accusative	*nestą	*nestō
genitive	nestas, nistis	*nestǫ̂
dative	*nestai	*nestamaz
instrumental	*nestō	*nestamiz

Descendants

Old English: nest
Old High German: *nest
- ⇒ Old High German: *fartnest
- ⇒ Old High German: weganest, weganist
Old Norse: nest, nesti
- Icelandic: nest, nesti