Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drastaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *drahstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰragʰs-tó-s, from *dʰrā́gʰ-s, s-stem of *dʰragʰ- (“dregs, sediment”).

Noun

*drastaz n

dregs, lees

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *drastaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*drastaz	*drastizō
vocative	*drastaz	*drastizō
accusative	*drastaz	*drastizō
genitive	*drastiziz	*drastizǫ̂
dative	*drastizi	*drastizumaz
instrumental	*drastizē	*drastizumiz

Descendants

Old English: dærst, derste (< *darstǭ)
- Middle English: drast, darst, dreste
  - English: drast, drest
- ⇒ Old English: dærstiġ
Old High German: trestir (plural)
- Middle High German: trester
  - German: Trester
- ⇒ Old High German: trestig