< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/armōst
 | This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *armōstaz.
Adjective
*armōst[1]
- superlative degree of *arm
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *armōst | ||
| Genitive | *armōstas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *armōst | *armōstu | *armōst |
| Accusative | *armōstanā | *armōstā | *armōst |
| Genitive | *armōstas | *armōsteʀā | *armōstas |
| Dative | *armōstumē | *armōsteʀē | *armōstumē |
| Instrumental | *armōstu | *armōsteʀu | *armōstu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *armōstē | *armōstō | *armōstu |
| Accusative | *armōstā | *armōstā | *armōstu |
| Genitive | *armōsteʀō | *armōsteʀō | *armōsteʀō |
| Dative | *armōstēm, *armōstum | *armōstēm, *armōstum | *armōstēm, *armōstum |
| Instrumental | *armōstēm, *armōstum | *armōstēm, *armōstum | *armōstēm, *armōstum |
Descendants
- Old English: earmost
- Old Saxon: armost
- Old Dutch: *armost
- Middle Dutch: armst
- Dutch: armst
- Middle Dutch: armst
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 60: “*armōzō, *armōst”