Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hursti

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 *hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥s-ti-s, from *kʷres-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom (“tree, wood”).

Noun

*hursti f

1. thicket, wood, grove

   Synonyms: *furhiþi, *holt, *walþu, *widu

2. nest

   Synonym: *nest

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hursti
Genitive	*hurstī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hursti	*hurstī
Accusative	*hursti	*hurstī
Genitive	*hurstī	*hurstijō
Dative	*hurstī	*hurstim, *hurstijum
Instrumental	*hurstī	*hurstim, *hurstijum

Derived terms

• *furhisti

Descendants

• Old English: hyrst
  • Middle English: hirste, hurst, hurste
    • English: hurst (mostly in placenames; obsolete hirst)
    • Scots: hirst, hist
• Old Saxon: hurst
  • Middle Low German: horst
    • German Low German: Horst
• Old Dutch: *hurst
  • Middle Dutch: horst
    • Dutch: horst
• Old High German: hurst m or f
  • Middle High German: hurst, hürste f
    • German: Horst m; Hurst m or f (archaic)