Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nōst

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

Rebracketing of *ain ōst (“a branch, gnarl”)

Noun

*nōst m

Alternative form of *ōst

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*nōst
Genitive	*nōstas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nōst	nōstō, nōstōs
Accusative	*nōst	*nōstā
Genitive	*nōstas	*nōstō
Dative	*nōstē	*nōstum
Instrumental	*nōstu	*nōstum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *nōst
- Saterland Frisian: Noust
Old Saxon: *nōst
- Middle Low German: nôst, nôste
  - German Low German: Noost
Old Dutch: *nuost
- Middle Dutch: noest, nuest
  - Dutch: noest

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