Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drast

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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 *drastaz, from earlier *drahstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰragʰs-tó-s, from *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”).

Noun

*drast n

dregs, lees

Inflection

z-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*drast
Genitive	*drastiʀi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*drast	*drastiʀu
Accusative	*drast	*drastiʀu
Genitive	*drastiʀi	*drastiʀō
Dative	*drastiʀi	*drastiʀum
Instrumental	*drastiʀi	*drastiʀum

Derived terms

*darstā
- Old English: dærst, derste
  - Middle English: drast, darst, dreste
  - ⇒ Old English: dærstiġ

Descendants

Old High German: trestir pl
- Middle High German: trester
  - German: Trester
- ⇒ Old High German: trestig

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