Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþastab

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

From Proto-Germanic *aiþastabaz.

Noun

*aiþastab m

1. oath, oath-making

   Synonym: *aiþ

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aiþastab, *aiþastaba
Genitive	*aiþastabas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aiþastab, *aiþastaba	*aiþastabōs
Accusative	*aiþastab, *aiþastaba	*aiþastabā
Genitive	*aiþastabas	*aiþastabō
Dative	*aiþastabē	*aiþastabum
Instrumental	*aiþastabu	*aiþastabum

Descendants

• 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