Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hursti

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 *hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥s-ti-s, from *kʷres-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom (“tree, wood”).

Noun

*hursti f

thicket, wood, grove
Synonyms: *furhiþi, *holt, *walþu, *widu
nest
Synonym: *nest

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hursti
Genitive	*hurstī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hursti	*hurstī
Accusative	*hursti	*hurstī
Genitive	*hurstī	*hurstijō
Dative	*hurstī	hurstim, hurstijum
Instrumental	*hurstī	hurstim, hurstijum

Descendants

Old English: hyrst
- Middle English: hirste, hurst, hurste
  - English: hurst (mostly in placenames; obsolete hirst)
  - Scots: hirst, hist
Old Saxon: hurst
- Middle Low German: horst
Old Dutch: *hurst
- Middle Dutch: horst
  - Dutch: horst
Old High German: hurst
- Middle High German: hurst
  - German: Horst

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