Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaskafti

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 *gaskaftiz.

Noun

*gaskafti f

  1. creation

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *gaskafti
Genitive *gaskaftī
Singular Plural
Nominative *gaskafti *gaskaftī
Accusative *gaskafti *gaskaftī
Genitive *gaskaftī *gaskaftijō
Dative *gaskaftī *gaskaftim, *gaskaftijum
Instrumental *gaskaftī *gaskaftim, *gaskaftijum
  • *gaskaftī n

Descendants

  • Old English: ġesċeaft, ġesċæft, ġesċeft
    • Middle English: ȝescafte, iscefte, ishafte, ishaft
  • Old Saxon: giskaft
  • Old Dutch: *giscaft
    • Middle Dutch: gescefte, gesceft, gescefde f or n
  • Old High German: giscaft