Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ōst

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

Unknown; suggested to be related to *ast (“branch”).

Noun

*ōst m

branch, fork, gnarl

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ōst
Genitive	*ōstas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ōst	ōstō, ōstōs
Accusative	*ōst	*ōstā
Genitive	*ōstas	*ōstō
Dative	*ōstē	*ōstum
Instrumental	*ōstu	*ōstum

Alternative reconstructions

*nōst (rebracketing)

Descendants

Old English: ōst
Old Frisian: *ōst
- West Frisian: oast
Old Saxon: *ōst
- Middle Low German: ôst
  - German Low German: Oost
Old Dutch: *uost
- Middle Dutch: oest
  - Dutch: oest

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