Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nestą

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnes.tɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“seat”) with a change to the neuter gender.

The vocalism e < i (apparently from a-mutation) uncommonly prevails in most descendants, including the oldest stages (matched only by *weraz). Forms with i are attested in Middle English and Middle High German, however. These may be either old variants or analogical formations after West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest”), *ganistī (collective).

Noun

*nestą n

1. (West Germanic) nest

Declension

neuter a-stemDeclension of *nestą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nestą	*nestō
vocative	*nestą	*nestō
accusative	*nestą	*nestō
genitive	*nestas, *nistis	*nestǫ̂
dative	*nistai	*nestamaz
instrumental	*nestō	*nestamiz

Alternative forms

• *nistą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nest, *nist
  • Old English: nest
    • Middle English: nest, neste, nist, nyst, neest
      • English: nest
      • Scots: nest
      • Yola: naesth
  • Old Frisian: *nest
    • Saterland Frisian: Nääst
    • West Frisian: nêst, nust
  • Old Saxon: *nest
    • Middle Low German: nest
      • German Low German: Nest
      • Plautdietsch: Nast
      • → Swedish: näste
  • Old Dutch: nest
    • Middle Dutch: nest
      • Dutch: nest
        • Afrikaans: nes
        • Negerhollands: nest, nes
        • → Papiamentu: nèshi, nèishi, nesji
      • ⇒ Limburgish: ès (rebracketing)
  • Old High German: nest
    • Middle High German: nest, nist
      • Bavarian: Nest
        • ⇒ Cimbrian: èst (rebracketing)
      • Central Franconian: Ness, Nest, Nöss, Nöst, Nost (all < nist)
        • Hunsrik: Nist
        • Luxembourgish: Nascht
      • German: Nest
      • Rhine Franconian: Nest, Nescht, Nischt (last < nist)
        • Pennsylvania German: Nescht
      • Vilamovian: naost
      • Yiddish: נעסט (nest)

Etymology 2

A to-stem derived from *nesaną.

Noun

*nestą n

1. provisions; food and supplies

Declension

Declension of *nestą (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nestą	*nestō
Vocative	*nestą	*nestō
Accusative	*nestą	*nestō
Genitive	*nestas, -is	*nestǫ̂
Dative	*nestai	*nestamaz
Instrumental	*nestō	*nestamiz

Descendants

• Old English: nest
• Old High German: *nest
  • ⇒ Old High German: *fartnest
  • ⇒ Old High German: weganest, weganist
• Old Norse: nest, nesti
  • Icelandic: nest, nesti