Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/awist(r)

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 *awistrą (“sheepfold”). Equivalent to *awi (“ewe”) +‎ *-st(r).

Noun

*awist(r) m

  1. sheepfold

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *awist(r)
Genitive *awist(r)as
Singular Plural
Nominative *awist(r) *awist(r)ō, *awist(r)ōs
Accusative *awist(r) *awist(r)ā
Genitive *awist(r)as *awist(r)ō
Dative *awist(r)ē *awist(r)um
Instrumental *awist(r)u *awist(r)um

Descendants

  • Old English: ēowestre, ēwestre
  • Old Frisian: ēstra, ēster[1]
  • Old High German: ewist, ouwist
    • Middle High German: *owist, oist
      • Alemannic German: Äugst, Äust

References

  1. ^ Norbruis, Stefan (2015) “jister”, in Etymological Dictionary of West Frisian Farming Vocabulary‎[1], Leiden: Leiden University, page 31.
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