Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drast

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drastaz, from earlier *drahstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰragʰs-tó-s, from *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”).

Noun

*drast n

  1. dregs, lees

Inflection

z-stem
Singular
Nominative *drast
Genitive *drastiʀi
Singular Plural
Nominative *drast *drastiʀu
Accusative *drast *drastiʀu
Genitive *drastiʀi *drastiʀō
Dative *drastiʀi *drastiʀum
Instrumental *drastiʀi *drastiʀum

Derived terms

  • *darstā
    • Old English: dærst, derste
      • Middle English: drast, darst, dreste
      • ⇒ Old English: dærstiġ

Descendants

  • Old High German: trestir pl
    • Middle High German: trester
    • ⇒ Old High German: trestig
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