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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþastab

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 *aiþastabaz.

Noun

*aiþastab m

  1. oath, oath-making
    Synonym: *aiþ

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aiþastab
Genitive *aiþastabas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aiþastab *aiþastabō, *aiþastabōs
Accusative *aiþastab *aiþastabā
Genitive *aiþastabas *aiþastabō
Dative *aiþastabē *aiþastabum
Instrumental *aiþastabu *aiþastabum

Descendants
  • Old English: āþstæf
  • Old Saxon: ēdstaf, ēthstaf
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: eitstevere, ētstēvære, ētstēvære, ētstēver, eitstēver (+ *-ārī)
  • Old High German: *eidstap, eidstab
    • Middle High German: eitstap
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