Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlasti

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 earlier *hlaþsti, from *hlaþan (“to load”) +‎ *-þi with intrusive *-s-, compare *gresti, *brunsti.[1]

Noun

*hlasti f

load, burden

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hlasti
Genitive	*hlastī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlasti	*hlastī
Accusative	*hlasti	*hlastī
Genitive	*hlastī	*hlastijō
Dative	*hlastī	hlastim, hlastijum
Instrumental	*hlastī	hlastim, hlastijum

Descendants

Old English: hlæst
- Middle English: last
  - English: last
  - Scots: last
  - → Middle French: last (south-western dialects)
- → Medieval Latin: lastum, lestum
  - ⇒ Medieval Latin: lastagium, lestagium
    - Old French: lastage (see there for further descendants)
Old Frisian: hlest
- North Frisian: lest
- Saterland Frisian: Last
- West Frisian: lêst
Old Saxon: *hlast
- Middle Low German: last
  - Low German: Last
  - → Danish: last
  - → Swedish: last
  - → Norwegian: last
  - → Icelandic: lest
  - → Middle English: lest
    - English: lest
Old Dutch: *hlast, last
- Middle Dutch: last
  - Dutch: last
  - Limburgish: las
Old High German: hlast, last
- Middle High German: last
  - Alemannic German: Lascht
  - German: Last
  - Luxembourgish: Laascht
→ Old French: last
- Middle French: lest
  - French: lest

References

Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “last”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

[1] Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “last”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press