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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/naustą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *neh₂u- (“sea-boat, ship”) + *sth₂om, from *steh₂- (“to stand”).[1] More at *nōwaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯s.tɑ̃/
Noun
*naustą n
- (North Germanic) a ship-shed, boathouse
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *naustą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *naustą | *naustō | |
| vocative | *naustą | *naustō | |
| accusative | *naustą | *naustō | |
| genitive | *naustas, *naustis | *naustǫ̂ | |
| dative | *naustai | *naustamaz | |
| instrumental | *naustō | *naustamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *naust
- Old English: *nēast
- ⇒? Old English: næster
- Old English: *nēast
- Old Norse: naust
- Icelandic: naust
- Faroese: neyst
- Norwegian: naust, nøst (dialectal)
- Danish: nøst
- → Scots: noust, nowst, newst, noost, noast
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN