Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ast

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *astaz.

Noun

*ast m

branch

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ast
Genitive	*astas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ast	astō, astōs
Accusative	*ast	*astā
Genitive	*astas	*astō
Dative	*astē	*astum
Instrumental	*astu	*astum

Descendants

Old Saxon: ast
- Middle Low German: ast
Old Dutch: *ast
- Middle Dutch: ast
  - Dutch: ast
Old High German: ast
- Middle High German: ast
  - Cimbrian: ast
  - German: Ast
  - Luxembourgish: Aascht