Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naust(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 *naustą (“ship-shed, basin”). Equivalent to *nō (“ship, vessel”) +‎ *-st(r).

Noun

*naust(r) m

  1. basin, trough

Inflection

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

Descendants

  • Old English: næster
  • Old Frisian: nōst
  • Old Saxon: *nōst, *nōsto
  • >? Old High German: nuosk
    • Middle High German: nuosch
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