Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēsą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*ēsaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēdsto- (“eaten”). Related to *etaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*ēsą n

food, carrion
prey; bait

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ēsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēsą	*ēsō
vocative	*ēsą	*ēsō
accusative	*ēsą	*ēsō
genitive	ēsas, ēsis	*ēsǫ̂
dative	*ēsai	*ēsamaz
instrumental	*ēsō	*ēsamiz

Descendants

Old English: ǣs
- Middle English: ēs, hes
  - English: yess, iss, easse; eaceworm
Old Frisian: ēs
- Saterland Frisian: Oas; Äise
- West Frisian: ies
Old Saxon: ās (found in angulās)
- Middle Low German: âs
  - Danish: ås
  - Swedish: as
Old Dutch: *ās
- Middle Dutch: aes
  - Dutch: aas
    - Afrikaans: aas
    - West Frisian: aas
Old High German: ās
- Middle High German: ās
  - German: Aas (merged with Middle High German āz, from *ētaz)

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