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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōstaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːs.tɑz/

Noun

*ōstaz m

  1. branch; offshoot
  2. fork or crotch in a tree; node
  3. knot; knarl

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *ōstaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ōstaz *ōstōz, *ōstōs
vocative *ōst *ōstōz, *ōstōs
accusative *ōstą *ōstanz
genitive *ōstas, *ōstis *ōstǫ̂
dative *ōstai *ōstamaz
instrumental *ōstō *ōstamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ōst
    • Old English: ōst
    • Old Frisian: *ōst; *nōst (due to rebracketing)
      • Saterland Frisian: Noust
    • Old Saxon: *ōst
    • Old Dutch: *uost
      • Middle Dutch: *oest (attested only with proclitic n- in noest)
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