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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nestą
Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnes.tɑ̃/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“seat”) with a change to the neuter gender.
The vocalism e < i (apparently from a-mutation) uncommonly prevails in most descendants, including the oldest stages (matched only by *weraz). Forms with i are attested in Middle English and Middle High German, however. These may be either old variants or analogical formations after West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest”), *ganistī (collective).
Noun
*nestą n
- (West Germanic) nest
Declension
neuter a-stemDeclension of *nestą (neuter a-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *nestą | *nestō | |
vocative | *nestą | *nestō | |
accusative | *nestą | *nestō | |
genitive | *nestas, *nistis | *nestǫ̂ | |
dative | *nistai | *nestamaz | |
instrumental | *nestō | *nestamiz |
Alternative forms
- *nistą
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *nest, *nist
- Old English: nest
- Middle English: nest, nist, nyst
- English: nest
- Scots: nest
- Yola: naesth
- Middle English: nest, nist, nyst
- Old Frisian: *nest
- Saterland Frisian: Nääst
- West Frisian: nêst, nust
- Old Saxon: *nest
- Middle Low German: nest
- German Low German: Nest
- Plautdietsch: Nast
- → Swedish: näste
- Middle Low German: nest
- Old Dutch: nest
- Middle Dutch: nest
- Dutch: nest
- Afrikaans: nes
- Negerhollands: nest, nes
- → Papiamentu: nèshi, nèishi, nesji
- ⇒ Limburgish: ès (rebracketing)
- Dutch: nest
- Middle Dutch: nest
- Old High German: nest
- Middle High German: nest, nist
- Bavarian: Nest
- ⇒ Cimbrian: èst (rebracketing)
- Central Franconian: Ness, Nest, Nöss, Nöst, Nost (all < nist)
- Hunsrik: Nist
- Luxembourgish: Nascht
- German: Nest
- Rhine Franconian: Nest, Nescht, Nischt (last < nist)
- Pennsylvania German: Nescht
- Vilamovian: naost
- Yiddish: נעסט (nest)
- Bavarian: Nest
- Middle High German: nest, nist
- Old English: nest
Etymology 2
A to-stem derived from *nesaną.
Noun
*nestą n
- provisions; food and supplies
Declension
Declension of *nestą (a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | *nestą | *nestō |
Vocative | *nestą | *nestō |
Accusative | *nestą | *nestō |
Genitive | *nestas, -is | *nestǫ̂ |
Dative | *nestai | *nestamaz |
Instrumental | *nestō | *nestamiz |
Descendants
- Old English: nest
- Old High German: *nest
- ⇒ Old High German: *fartnest
- ⇒ Old High German: weganest, weganist
- Old Norse: nest