Reconstruction:Old English/gnast
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This Old English 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. |
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gahnaistō, from Proto-Germanic *gahnaistô (“spark”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + Proto-Germanic *hnaistô (“spark”), perhaps from the ultimate (imitative) source of German knistern (“to crackle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*gnāst m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gnāst | *gnāstas |
| accusative | *gnāst | *gnāstas |
| genitive | *gnāstes | *gnāsta |
| dative | *gnāste | *gnāstum |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “gnaistan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183