Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ōst

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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.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown; suggested to be related to *ast (branch).

Noun[edit]

*ōst m

  1. branch, fork, gnarl

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ōst
Genitive *ōstas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ōst *ōstō, *ōstōs
Accusative *ōst *ōstā
Genitive *ōstas *ōstō
Dative *ōstē *ōstum
Instrumental *ōstu *ōstum

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ōst
  • Old Frisian: *ōst
  • Old Saxon: *ōst
    • Middle Low German: ôst
      • German Low German: Oost
  • Old Dutch: *uost