Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hagustald

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 *hagustaldaz. Equivalent to *hagu (“enclosure, pasture”) +‎ *stald (“dwelling”).

Noun

*hagustald m

  1. young man
  2. servant

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hagustald
Genitive *hagustaldas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hagustald *hagustaldō, *hagustaldōs
Accusative *hagustald *hagustaldā
Genitive *hagustaldas *hagustaldō
Dative *hagustaldē *hagustaldum
Instrumental *hagustaldu *hagustaldum

Descendants

  • Old English: hagosteald, hagusteald, hæġsteald, hehsteald
    • Middle English: hassel, haselle
    • →? Old Norse: haukstaldar, haukstallar
  • Old Saxon: hagastald, hagustald
    • Middle Low German: hāgestolte, hāgestolt, hāgenstolt
  • Old High German: hagastalt, hagustalt
    • Middle High German: hagestalt, hagestolt
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