Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirsistaz

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

Etymology

From *wirsizô +‎ *-istaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwir.sis.tɑz/

Adjective

*wirsistaz

superlative degree of *ubilaz

Inflection

Declension of *wirsistaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wirsistaz	*wirsistō	*wirsistą, -atō	*wirsistai	*wirsistôz	*wirsistō
accusative	*wirsistanǭ	*wirsistǭ	*wirsistą, -atō	*wirsistanz	*wirsistōz	*wirsistō
genitive	*wirsistas, -is	*wirsistaizōz	*wirsistas, -is	*wirsistaizǫ̂	*wirsistaizǫ̂	*wirsistaizǫ̂
dative	*wirsistammai	*wirsistaizōi	*wirsistammai	*wirsistaimaz	*wirsistaimaz	*wirsistaimaz
instrumental	*wirsistanō	*wirsistaizō	*wirsistanō	*wirsistaimiz	*wirsistaimiz	*wirsistaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*wirsistô	*wirsistǭ	*wirsistô	*wirsistaniz	*wirsistōniz	*wirsistōnō
accusative	*wirsistanų	*wirsistōnų	*wirsistô	*wirsistanunz	*wirsistōnunz	*wirsistōnō
genitive	*wirsistiniz	*wirsistōniz	*wirsistiniz	*wirsistanǫ̂	*wirsistōnǫ̂	*wirsistanǫ̂
dative	*wirsistini	*wirsistōni	*wirsistini	*wirsistammaz	*wirsistōmaz	*wirsistammaz
instrumental	*wirsistinē	*wirsistōnē	*wirsistinē	*wirsistammiz	*wirsistōmiz	*wirsistammiz

Derived terms

Old English: wierrest, wierst, wirrest, wyrrest, wyrst
- Middle English: worst, warst, warste, werist, werst, werste, wirst, worste, wyrst, werrest, wrst, wurst (Early Middle English)
  - English: worst (dialectal wust)
  - Scots: warst, waurst
Old Frisian: wirsta, wersta
Old Saxon: wirsisto
Old High German: wirsisto
Old Norse: verstr
- Icelandic: verstur
- Faroese: verstur
- Norwegian Bokmål: verst
- Norwegian Nynorsk: verst
- Swedish: värst
- Danish: værst
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (wairsists)