Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ast

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 *astaz.

Noun

*ast m

1. branch, bough

   Synonyms: *hrisō, *telg, *twīg

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ast
Genitive	*astas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ast	*astō, *astōs
Accusative	*ast	*astā
Genitive	*astas	*astō
Dative	*astē	*astum
Instrumental	*astu	*astum

Related terms

• *ōst

Descendants

• Old Saxon: ast
  • Middle Low German: ast
• Old Dutch: *ast
  • Middle Dutch: ast
    • Dutch: ast
• Old High German: ast
  • Middle High German: ast
    • Cimbrian: ast
    • German: Ast
    • Luxembourgish: Aascht