Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wastijō

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

Alternative forms

  • *wastiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, put on clothes”). The form *wastiz comes directly from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“clothing”).

Noun

*wastijō f

  1. dress, garment

Inflection

Declension of *wastijō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wastijō *wastijôz
vocative *wastijō *wastijôz
accusative *wastijǭ *wastijōz
genitive *wastijōz *wastijǫ̂
dative *wastijōi *wastijōmaz
instrumental *wastijō *wastijōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wastiju, *wasti
    • Old English: *wæste, *wæst
    • Old Saxon: *westia, *west, *westara
    • Old Dutch: *westa, *west, *westara
      • Middle Dutch: wester
        • ⇒ Middle Dutch: westercleet
    • Old High German: *westa, *west, *westara
      • Middle High German: wester
      • ⇒ Old High German: westarwāt
      • ⇒ Old High German: westibarn
    • → Old French: *gueste
      • Middle French: guestes, guiestres (plural)
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti) (alternatively from Proto-Germanic *wastiz)
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