Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unsti

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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 1

From Proto-Germanic *undiz, remodelled by analogy with other nouns in *-sti.

Noun

*unsti f[1]

  2. favour
  3. affection
Inflection
i-stem
Singular
Nominative *unsti
Genitive *unstī
Singular Plural
Nominative *unsti *unstī
Accusative *unsti *unstī
Genitive *unstī *unstijō
Dative *unstī *unstim, *unstijum
Instrumental *unstī *unstim, *unstijum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*unsti f[2]

  2. storm
Inflection
i-stem
Singular
Nominative *unsti
Genitive *unstī
Singular Plural
Nominative *unsti *unstī
Accusative *unsti *unstī
Genitive *unstī *unstijō
Dative *unstī *unstim, *unstijum
Instrumental *unstī *unstim, *unstijum
Descendants
  • Old English: ȳst
  • Old Saxon: ūst
  • Old High German: unst (in glosses)

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 141: “PWGmc *unsti”
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 141: “PWGmc *unsti”
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