Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agjōstainaz
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This Proto-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-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *agjō (“edge”) + *stainaz (“stone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*agjōstainaz m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *agjōstainaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *agjōstainaz | *agjōstainōz, *agjōstainōs | |
| vocative | *agjōstain | *agjōstainōz, *agjōstainōs | |
| accusative | *agjōstainą | *agjōstainanz | |
| genitive | *agjōstainas, *agjōstainis | *agjōstainǫ̂ | |
| dative | *agjōstainai | *agjōstainamaz | |
| instrumental | *agjōstainō | *agjōstainamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *aggjustain
- Old Saxon: *eggiastēn
- Middle Low German: eggestēn
- Old High German: *eckastein
- Middle High German: eckestein
- Old Saxon: *eggiastēn
- Old Norse: eggsteinn
- Icelandic: eggsteinn
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*agja-stainaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 3