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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aiþastabaz.
Noun
*aiþastab m
- oath, oath-making
- Synonym: *aiþ
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*aiþastab
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| Genitive
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*aiþastabas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*aiþastab
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*aiþastabō, *aiþastabōs
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| Accusative
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*aiþastab
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*aiþastabā
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| Genitive
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*aiþastabas
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*aiþastabō
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| Dative
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*aiþastabē
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*aiþastabum
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| Instrumental
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*aiþastabu
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*aiþastabum
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Descendants
- Old English: āþstæf
- Old Saxon: ēdstaf, ēthstaf
- ⇒ Middle Low German: eitstevere, ētstēvære, ētstēvære, ētstēver, eitstēver (+ *-ārī)
- Old High German: *eidstap, eidstab
- Middle High German: eitstap