Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiþastabaz

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

Etymology

From *aiþaz (“oath”) +‎ *stabaz (“a staff, stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.θɑ.ˌstɑ.βɑz/

Noun

*aiþastabaz m

1. oath, oath-making

Inflection

Declension of *aiþastabaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*aiþastabaz	*aiþastabōz, *aiþastabōs
vocative	*aiþastab	*aiþastabōz, *aiþastabōs
accusative	*aiþastabą	*aiþastabanz
genitive	*aiþastabas, *aiþastabis	*aiþastabǫ̂
dative	*aiþastabai	*aiþastabamaz
instrumental	*aiþastabō	*aiþastabamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aiþastab
  • Old English: āþstæf
  • Old Saxon: ēdstaf, ēthstaf
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: eitstevere, ētstēvære, ētstēvære, ētstēver, eitstēver (+ *-ārī)
  • Old High German: *eidstap, eidstab
    • Middle High German: eitstap
• Old Norse: eiðstafr
  • Icelandic: eiðstafur