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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kustārī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin custor + *-ārī and Medieval Latin costurārius.[1][2]
Noun
*kustārī m
- (Christianity)churchwarden
Inflection
| Masculine ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kustārī | |
| Genitive | *kustārijas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kustārī | *kustārijō, *kustārijōs |
| Accusative | *kustārī | *kustārijā |
| Genitive | *kustārijas | *kustārijō |
| Dative | *kustārijē | *kustārijum |
| Instrumental | *kustāriju | *kustārijum |
Alternative reconstructions
- *kosturārī
Descendants
- Old Frisian: kuster
- Old Saxon: kostarāri, *kustāri
- Middle Low German: köstere, köster, küstere, küster
- German Low German: Köster
- Middle Low German: köstere, köster, küstere, küster
- Old Dutch: *kustarāri, *kustāri
- Middle Dutch: custenaer, gusterer, küstrer, küstner, costere, coster, custer (reinforced by Old French costre)
- Dutch: koster
- Middle Dutch: custenaer, gusterer, küstrer, küstner, costere, coster, custer (reinforced by Old French costre)
- Old High German: kustor, kuster
- Middle High German: kuster, küster, kustor, koster
- German: Küster
- Middle High German: kuster, küster, kustor, koster
References
- Franck, Johannes (1936), “koster”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
- Holthausen, Ferdinand (1954), “kostarāri”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (in German), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, page 43