Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/golþamassing
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *golþ (“gold”) + *massing (“brass”).
Noun[edit]
*golþamassing m
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *golþamassing | |
| Genitive | *golþamassingas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *golþamassing | *golþamassingō, *golþamassingōs |
| Accusative | *golþamassing | *golþamassingā |
| Genitive | *golþamassingas | *golþamassingō |
| Dative | *golþamassingē | *golþamassingum |
| Instrumental | *golþamassingu | *golþamassingum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *golþamassjing
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: goldmæstling, goldmestling, goldmæslinc (altered by -ling, intrusive -t-)
- Middle English: goldmessing
- Old Saxon: goldmessing
- Old High German: goldmessing, goldmessinc