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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awistrą

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

Etymology

From *awiz +‎ *-strą.

Noun

*awistrą n[1]

  1. sheepfold

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *awistrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awistrą *awistrō
vocative *awistrą *awistrō
accusative *awistrą *awistrō
genitive *awistras, *awistris *awistrǫ̂
dative *awistrai *awistramaz
instrumental *awistrō *awistramiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *awist(r)
    • Old English: ēowestre, ēwestre
    • Old Frisian: ēstra, ēster
      • West Frisian: jister
    • Old High German: ewist, ouwist
      • Middle High German: *owist, oist
        • Alemannic German: Äugst, Äust
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (awistr)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awist(r)a-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
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