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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlasti

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 earlier *hlaþsti, from *hlaþan (“to load”) +‎ *-þi with intrusive *-s-, compare *gresti, *brunsti.[1]

Noun

*hlasti f

  1. load, burden

Inflection
i-stem
Singular
Nominative *hlasti
Genitive *hlastī
Singular Plural
Nominative *hlasti *hlastī
Accusative *hlasti *hlastī
Genitive *hlastī *hlastijō
Dative *hlastī *hlastim, *hlastijum
Instrumental *hlastī *hlastim, *hlastijum

Descendants
  • Old English: hlæst
    • Middle English: last
      • English: last
      • Scots: last
      • → Middle French: last (south-western dialects)
    • → Medieval Latin: lastum, lestum
      • ⇒ Medieval Latin: lastagium, lestagium
        • Old French: lastage (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Frisian: hlest
    • North Frisian: lest
    • Saterland Frisian: Last
    • West Frisian: lêst
  • Old Saxon: *hlast
  • Old Dutch: *hlast, last
  • Old High German: hlast, last
  • → Old French: last

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “last”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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