Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mast

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 *mastaz.

Noun

*mast m

1. (Ship parts) mast

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mast
Genitive	*mastas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mast	*mastō, *mastōs
Accusative	*mast	*mastā
Genitive	*mastas	*mastō
Dative	*mastē	*mastum
Instrumental	*mastu	*mastum

Descendants

• Old English: mæst
  • Middle English: mast
    • English: mast
    • Scots: mast
• Old Frisian: *mast, *mest
  • Saterland Frisian: Mäst
  • West Frisian: mêst
• Old Saxon: *mast
  • Middle Low German: mast
    • German Low German: Mast
• Old Dutch: *mast
  • Middle Dutch: mast
    • Dutch: mast
• Old High German: mast
  • Middle High German: mast
    • German: Mast
      • → Esperanto: masto
        • → Ido: masto
• → Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)