Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ōst

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

Unknown; suggested to be related to *ast (“branch”).

Noun

*ōst m

  1. branch, fork, gnarl

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ōst
Genitive *ōstas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ōst *ōstō, *ōstōs
Accusative *ōst *ōstā
Genitive *ōstas *ōstō
Dative *ōstē *ōstum
Instrumental *ōstu *ōstum

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Old English: ōst
  • Old Frisian: *ōst
  • Old Saxon: *ōst
    • Middle Low German: ôst
      • German Low German: Oost
  • Old Dutch: *uost
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