Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wastijō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*wastiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, put on clothes”). The form *wastiz comes directly from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“clothing”).

Noun

*wastijō f

dress, garment

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wastijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wastijō	*wastijôz
vocative	*wastijō	*wastijôz
accusative	*wastijǭ	*wastijōz
genitive	*wastijōz	*wastijǫ̂
dative	*wastijōi	*wastijōmaz
instrumental	*wastijō	*wastijōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wastiju, *wasti
- Old English: *wæste, *wæst
  - ⇒ Old English: wæstling
- Old Saxon: *westia, *west, *westara
  - Middle Low German: wester
- Old Dutch: *westa, *west, *westara
  - Middle Dutch: wester
    - ⇒ Middle Dutch: westercleet
- Old High German: *westa, *west, *westara
  - Middle High German: wester
    - German: Wester
  - ⇒ Old High German: westarwāt
  - ⇒ Old High German: westibarn
- → Old French: *gueste
  - Middle French: guestes, guiestres (plural)
    - French: guêtre
      - → English: gaiter
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti) (alternatively from Proto-Germanic *wastiz)

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wastijō

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