Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laist

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 *laistaz.

Noun

*laist m

track, trace
footprint

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laist
Genitive	*laistas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laist	laistō, laistōs
Accusative	*laist	*laistā
Genitive	*laistas	*laistō
Dative	*laistē	*laistum
Instrumental	*laistu	*laistum

Derived terms

*laistijan

Descendants

Old English: lāst
Old Dutch: *lēst
- Middle Dutch: lêest
  - Dutch: leest
Old High German: leist
- German: Leist