Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aisku

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Possible secondary full-grade nominative of unattested Proto-Germanic *iskaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sḱ-é-ti, from *h₂eys- +‎ *-sḱéti. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *jьskati (“to look for, seek”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišćáti (“to wish, desire”).

Noun

*aisku f

claim
demand

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aisku
Genitive	*aiskā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aisku	*aiskō
Accusative	*aiskā	*aiskā
Genitive	*aiskā	*aiskō
Dative	*aiskē	*aiskōm
Instrumental	*aisku	*aiskōm

Derived terms

*aiskōn

Descendants

Old Frisian: āske
Old Saxon: *ēska
- Middle Low German: êsche, eische
  - Old Swedish: æskia
    - Swedish: äska
Old High German: eiska
- Middle High German: eische

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