Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wastmaz

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

Alternative forms

*wahstmaz, *wahsmaz

Etymology

From earlier *wahsmaz, from *wahsijaną (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑst.mɑz/

Noun

*wastmaz m

growth
fruit

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wastmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wastmaz	wastmōz, wastmōs
vocative	*wastm	wastmōz, wastmōs
accusative	*wastmą	*wastmanz
genitive	wastmas, wastmis	*wastmǫ̂
dative	*wastmai	*wastmamaz
instrumental	*wastmō	*wastmamiz

Related terms

*wahsmô
*wahstuz

Descendants

Old English: wæstm, westm
- Middle English: wæstm, wastme, wastom
Old Norse: ávǫxtr
- Icelandic: ávöxtur
- Faroese: ávøkstur
- Norwegian Bokmål: åvekst
Old Saxon: wastum

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