Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mastaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mastos, *mazdos (“plank, board, flooring; perch, pole, mast”). Cognate with Russian мост (most, “bridge, bridgework”), Latin mālus (“pole, mast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑs.tɑz/

Noun

*mastaz m

1. rod, pole, perch
2. bar, plank
3. (nautical) mast

Inflection

Declension of *mastaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*mastaz	*mastōz, *mastōs
vocative	*mast	*mastōz, *mastōs
accusative	*mastą	*mastanz
genitive	*mastas, *mastis	*mastǫ̂
dative	*mastai	*mastamaz
instrumental	*mastō	*mastamiz

Descendants

• Old English: mæst
  • Middle English: mast
    • English: mast
    • Scots: mast
• Old Frisian: *mast, *mest
  • Saterland Frisian: Mäst
  • West Frisian: mêst
• Old Saxon: *mast
  • Middle Low German: mast
    • Low German: Mast
• Frankish: *mast
  • Old Dutch: *mast
    • Middle Dutch: mast
      • Dutch: mast
  • → Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)
• Old High German: mast
  • Middle High German: mast
    • German: Mast
      • Esperanto: masto
        • Ido: masto
• Old Norse: mastr
  • Icelandic: mastur
  • Faroese: mastur
  • Norwegian: mast
  • Swedish: mast
  • Danish: mast
  • Finnish: mast
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (masts)
• → Slavic: *mostъ (“bridge”) (see there for further descendants)