Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwastuz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷes- (twig; leafwork).

Alternatively perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gwosdos (piece of wood). Compare Proto-Celtic *bozdos (tail, penis), Middle Irish bot (tail, penis), Welsh both (hub, nave), Proto-Slavic *gvozdь (nail, tack, peg).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*kwastuz m

  1. tuft
  2. tassel

Inflection

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u-stemDeclension of *kwastuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwastuz *kwastiwiz
vocative *kwastu *kwastiwiz
accusative *kwastų *kwastunz
genitive *kwastauz *kwastiwǫ̂
dative *kwastiwi *kwastumaz
instrumental *kwastū *kwastumiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gvozdь; *gvozdъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 196:m. i; m o ‘nail’