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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahstuz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *wahsijaną + *-þuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑxs.tuz/
Noun
*wahstuz m
- size, growth
Inflection
| u-stemDeclension of *wahstuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wahstuz | *wahstiwiz | |
| vocative | *wahstu | *wahstiwiz | |
| accusative | *wahstų | *wahstunz | |
| genitive | *wahstauz | *wahstiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wahstiwi | *wahstumaz | |
| instrumental | *wahstū | *wahstumiz | |
Related terms
- *wahstmaz
Descendants
- Old English: *wǣxt, *wǣst
- Middle English: wast, waste
- Scots: wast, waste, waist
- English: waist
- Middle English: wast, waste
- Old Frisian: wehst
- Old High German: wahst
- Middle High German: wahst
- Old Norse: vǫxtr m
- Icelandic: vöxtur m
- Faroese: vøkstur m
- Old Swedish: vaxter m, væxter m
- Swedish: växt c
- Danish: vækst c
- Norwegian: vekst m
- Westrobothnian: väkst m or f
- Scanian: vǫğst m
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus)