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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/naustą

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

From Proto-Indo-European *neh₂u- (“sea-boat, ship”) + *sth₂om, from *steh₂- (“to stand”).[1] More at *nōwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯s.tɑ̃/

Noun

*naustą n

  1. (North Germanic) a ship-shed, boathouse

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *naustą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *naustą *naustō
vocative *naustą *naustō
accusative *naustą *naustō
genitive *naustas, *naustis *naustǫ̂
dative *naustai *naustamaz
instrumental *naustō *naustamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *naust
    • Old English: *nēast
  • Old Norse: naust

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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