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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drast
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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 *drastaz, from earlier *drahstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰragʰs-tó-s, from *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”).
Inflection
| z-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *drast | |
| Genitive | *drastiʀi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *drast | *drastiʀu |
| Accusative | *drast | *drastiʀu |
| Genitive | *drastiʀi | *drastiʀō |
| Dative | *drastiʀi | *drastiʀum |
| Instrumental | *drastiʀi | *drastiʀum |
Derived terms
- *darstā
- Old English: dærst, derste
- Middle English: drast, darst, dreste
- ⇒ Old English: dærstiġ
- Old English: dærst, derste
Descendants
- Old High German: trestir pl
- Middle High German: trester
- German: Trester
- ⇒ Old High German: trestig
- Middle High German: trester
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