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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stift

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stiftaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (stiff).

Noun

*stift m

  1. a small nail, pin
  2. shaft

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *stift
Genitive *stiftas
Singular Plural
Nominative *stift *stiftō, *stiftōs
Accusative *stift *stiftā
Genitive *stiftas *stiftō
Dative *stiftē *stiftum
Instrumental *stiftu *stiftum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *stift
  • Old High German: stift, steft
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