Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/astaz

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 *h₃ósdos (“branch”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄζος (ózos, “branch, twig”) and Old Armenian ոստ (ost).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑs.tɑz/

Noun

*astaz m[1]

  1. branch
    Synonyms: *limuz, *telguz, *tōgô, *twīgą

Inflection

Declension of *astaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *astaz *astōz, *astōs
vocative *ast *astōz, *astōs
accusative *astą *astanz
genitive *astas, *astis *astǫ̂
dative *astai *astamaz
instrumental *astō *astamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ast
    • Old Saxon: ast
      • Middle Low German: ast
    • Old Dutch: *ast
    • Old High German: ast
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (asts)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*astaz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 26
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