Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mast

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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 *mastaz.

Noun

*mast m

  1. (Ship parts) mast

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *mast
Genitive *mastas
Singular Plural
Nominative *mast *mastō, *mastōs
Accusative *mast *mastā
Genitive *mastas *mastō
Dative *mastē *mastum
Instrumental *mastu *mastum

Descendants

  • Old English: mæst
    • Middle English: mast
  • Old Frisian: *mast, *mest
  • Old Saxon: *mast
    • Middle Low German: mast
      • German Low German: Mast
  • Old Dutch: *mast
  • Old High German: mast
  • Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)