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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiþastabaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *aiþaz (“oath”) + *stabaz (“a staff, stick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.θɑ.ˌstɑ.βɑz/
Noun
*aiþastabaz m[1]
- oath, oath-making
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *aiþastabaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *aiþastabaz | *aiþastabōz, *aiþastabōs | |
| vocative | *aiþastab | *aiþastabōz, *aiþastabōs | |
| accusative | *aiþastabą | *aiþastabanz | |
| genitive | *aiþastabas, *aiþastabis | *aiþastabǫ̂ | |
| dative | *aiþastabai | *aiþastabamaz | |
| instrumental | *aiþastabō | *aiþastabamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *aiþastab
- Old English: āþstæf
- Old Saxon: ēdstaf, ēthstaf
- ⇒ Middle Low German: eitstevere, ētstēvære, ētstēvære, ētstēver, eitstēver (+ *-ārī)
- Old High German: *eidstap, eidstab
- Middle High German: eitstap
- Old Norse: eiðstafr
- Icelandic: eiðstafur
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*aiþa-stabaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 10