Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrusti

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 *hrodan (“adorned”), past participle of *hreudan, from Proto-Germanic *hreudaną (“to cover, adorn”), +‎ *-þi.

Noun

*hrusti f

adornment, accoutrements

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hrusti
Genitive	*hrustī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hrusti	*hrustī
Accusative	*hrusti	*hrustī
Genitive	*hrustī	*hrustijō
Dative	*hrustī	*hrustim
Instrumental	*hrustī	*hrustim

Derived terms

*hrustijan

Descendants

Old English: hyrst
Old High German: rust, hrust
- ⇒ Old High German: gihrusti, girusti
  - Middle High German: gerüste
    - Cimbrian: gerüsta, garüst
    - German: Gerüst