Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hagustaldaz

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

Alternative forms

hagastaldaz, hagōstaldaz

Etymology

From *haguz (“fence, enclosure, hedge”) +‎ *staldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steld-; compare *stallijaną.

Noun

*hagustaldaz m

young man, unmarried man, bachelor

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hagustaldaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hagustaldaz	hagustaldōz, hagustaldōs
vocative	*hagustald	hagustaldōz, hagustaldōs
accusative	*hagustaldą	*hagustaldanz
genitive	hagustaldas, hagustaldis	*hagustaldǫ̂
dative	*hagustaldai	*hagustaldamaz
instrumental	*hagustaldō	*hagustaldamiz

Descendants

Old English: hægsteald, hagosteald, hagusteald
- Old Norse: haukstalda
Old Saxon: hagastald, hagustald
- Middle Low German: hāgestolte, hāgestolt, hāgenstolt
Old High German: hagastalt, hagustalt
- Middle High German: hagestalt, hagestolt
  - German: Hagestolz