Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laistaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *loystos, from the root *leys- (“to track, pursue; track, furrow, trace, trail”) (see there for cognates). Along with *laistiz, has been often compared to Ancient Greek λοῖσθος (loîsthos, “left behind, last, utmost”), but this etymology for the Greek word has no formal explanation.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯s.tɑz/

Noun

*laistaz m

1. track, trace
2. footprint

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *laistaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laistaz	*laistōz, *laistōs
vocative	*laist	*laistōz, *laistōs
accusative	*laistą	*laistanz
genitive	*laistas, *laistis	*laistǫ̂
dative	*laistai	*laistamaz
instrumental	*laistō	*laistamiz

Related terms

• *laisiz
• *laisō
• *laistiz
• *laizijaną
• *listiz
• *lizaną

 

Derived terms

• *laistijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laist
  • Old English: lāst
    • Middle English: last
      • English: last
      • Scots: last
  • Old Frisian: *lāst, *lēst
    • Saterland Frisian: Läist
    • West Frisian: least
  • Old Saxon: *lēst
    • Middle Low German: lêst, leist
  • Old Dutch: *lēst
    • Middle Dutch: lêest
      • Dutch: leest
        • Afrikaans: lees
  • Old High German: leist
    • Middle High German: leist
      • German: Leisten
• Old Norse: leistr
  • Icelandic: leistur
  • Faroese: leistur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leist
  • Swedish: läst
  • Danish: læst
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists) (i-stem)