Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wastmaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From earlier *wahsmaz, from *wahsijaną (“to grow”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑst.mɑz/

Noun

*wastmaz m(West Germanic)

  1. growth
  2. fruit

Inflection

Declension of *wastmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wastmaz *wastmōz, *wastmōs
vocative *wastm *wastmōz, *wastmōs
accusative *wastmą *wastmanz
genitive *wastmas, *wastmis *wastmǫ̂
dative *wastmai *wastmamaz
instrumental *wastmō *wastmamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: wæstm, westm
  • Old Saxon: wastum
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