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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mastaz.
Noun
*mast m
- (Ship parts) mast
Declension
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*mast
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| Genitive
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*mastas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*mast
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*mastō, *mastōs
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| Accusative
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*mast
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*mastā
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| Genitive
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*mastas
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*mastō
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| Dative
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*mastē
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*mastum
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| Instrumental
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*mastu
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*mastum
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Descendants
- Old English: mæst
- Old Frisian: *mast, *mest
- Saterland Frisian: Mäst
- West Frisian: mêst
- Old Saxon: *mast
- Old Dutch: *mast
- Old High German: mast
- → Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)