Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ōst

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*ōst m

1. branch, fork, gnarl

Inflection

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *nōst (rebracketing)

Descendants

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