Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/armōst

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

From Proto-Germanic *armōstaz.

Adjective

*armōst[1]

  1. superlative degree of *arm (“poorest, most miserable”)

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *armōst
Genitive *armōstas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *armōst *armōstu *armōst
Accusative *armōstanā *armōstā *armōst
Genitive *armōstas *armōsteʀā *armōstas
Dative *armōstumē *armōsteʀē *armōstumē
Instrumental *armōstu *armōsteʀu *armōstu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *armōstē *armōstō *armōstu
Accusative *armōstā *armōstā *armōstu
Genitive *armōsteʀō *armōsteʀō *armōsteʀō
Dative *armōstēm, *armōstum *armōstēm, *armōstum *armōstēm, *armōstum
Instrumental *armōstēm, *armōstum *armōstēm, *armōstum *armōstēm, *armōstum

Descendants

  • Old English: earmost
  • Old Saxon: armost
  • Old Dutch: *armost

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60: “*armōzō, *armōst”
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