Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahstuz

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 *wahsijaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑxs.tuz/

Noun

*wahstuz m

1. size, growth

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *wahstuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wahstuz	*wahstiwiz
vocative	*wahstu	*wahstiwiz
accusative	*wahstų	*wahstunz
genitive	*wahstauz	*wahstiwǫ̂
dative	*wahstiwi	*wahstumaz
instrumental	*wahstū	*wahstumiz

Related terms

• *wahstmaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wahstu
  • Old English: *wæhst, *wæxt, *wæst, *weahst, *wǣst
    • >? Middle English: wacste (“growth, increase, might, power”) (alternatively from Old Norse vǫxtr (“growth, increase, size, stature”))
    • Middle English: wast, waast, waist, waste; wacst
      • English: waist
        • → Japanese: ウエスト (uesuto)
      • Scots: waist
  • Old Frisian: wehst
  • Old High German: wahst
    • Middle High German: wahst
• Old Norse: vǫxtr
  • Icelandic: vöxtur
  • Faroese: vøkstur
  • Old Swedish: vaxter, væxter
    • Swedish: växt
  • Danish: vækst
  • Norwegian: vekst
  • Scanian: vǫğst
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus)