Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maistaz

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

Superlative formation related to *maiz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯s.tɑz/

Adjective

*maistaz (adverb *maist)

  1. superlative degree of *mikilaz

Inflection

Declension of *maistaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *maistaz *maistō *maistą, -atō *maistai *maistôz *maistō
accusative *maistanǭ *maistǭ *maistą, -atō *maistanz *maistōz *maistō
genitive *maistas, -is *maistaizōz *maistas, -is *maistaizǫ̂ *maistaizǫ̂ *maistaizǫ̂
dative *maistammai *maistaizōi *maistammai *maistaimaz *maistaimaz *maistaimaz
instrumental *maistanō *maistaizō *maistanō *maistaimiz *maistaimiz *maistaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *maistô *maistǭ *maistô *maistaniz *maistōniz *maistōnō
accusative *maistanų *maistōnų *maistô *maistanunz *maistōnunz *maistōnō
genitive *maistiniz *maistōniz *maistiniz *maistanǫ̂ *maistōnǫ̂ *maistanǫ̂
dative *maistini *maistōni *maistini *maistammaz *maistōmaz *maistammaz
instrumental *maistinē *maistōnē *maistinē *maistammiz *maistōmiz *maistammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maist
  • Old Norse: mestr
    • Icelandic: mestur
    • Faroese: mestur
    • Old Swedish: mæster
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: mest (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maistaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
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