Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/post

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

Borrowed from Latin postis.

Noun

*post m

  1. post, pedestal

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *post
Genitive *postas
Singular Plural
Nominative *post *postō, *postōs
Accusative *post *postā
Genitive *postas *postō
Dative *postē *postum
Instrumental *postu *postum

Alternative reconstructions

  • posti f

Descendants

  • Old English: post
    • Middle English: post, poste
  • Old Frisian: post
  • Old Saxon: post
  • Old Dutch: *post
  • Old High German: pfost
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