Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maist

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑi̯st/

Adverb

*maist (adjective *maistaz, comparative *maiz)

(the) most, to the greatest degree

Usage notes

This word is not directly the superlative of any other term. Instead, various adverbial formations are used to express the positive degree.

Derived terms

Old English: māst, mǣst
- Middle English: most, moste
  - English: most
Old Frisian: māst
- West Frisian: meast
Old Saxon: mēst
Old Dutch: *mēst
- Middle Dutch: meest
  - Dutch: meest
Old High German: meist
- German: meist
Old Norse: mestr
- Icelandic: ?
- Faroese: mest
- Norwegian: mest
- Old Swedish: mæst
  - Swedish: mest
- Danish: mest
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist)

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