Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mast

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 *mastaz.

Noun

*mast m

(Ship parts) mast

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mast
Genitive	*mastas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mast	mastō, mastōs
Accusative	*mast	*mastā
Genitive	*mastas	*mastō
Dative	*mastē	*mastum
Instrumental	*mastu	*mastum

Descendants

Old English: mæst
- Middle English: mast
  - English: mast
  - Scots: mast
Old Frisian: *mast, *mest
- Saterland Frisian: Mäst
- West Frisian: mêst
Old Saxon: *mast
- Middle Low German: mast
  - German Low German: Mast
Old Dutch: *mast
- Middle Dutch: mast
  - Dutch: mast
Old High German: mast
- Middle High German: mast
  - German: Mast
    - → Esperanto: masto
      - → Ido: masto
→ Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)

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