Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nestą

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): /ˈnes.tɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“seat”), with an uncommonly consistent a-mutation from i → e seen across all the descendants (matched only by *weraz) and a change to the neuter gender.

Noun

*nestą n

nest

Declension

neuter a-stemDeclension of *nestą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nestą	*nestō
vocative	*nestą	*nestō
accusative	*nestą	*nestō
genitive	nestas, nistis	*nestǫ̂
dative	*nistai	*nestamaz
instrumental	*nestō	*nestamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: nest
- Middle English: nest, nist, nyst
  - Scots: nest
  - English: nest, neast
Old Frisian: *nest
- Saterland Frisian: Nääst
- West Frisian: nêst, nust
Old Saxon: *nest
- Middle Low German: nest
  - Low German: Nest
  - Plautdietsch: Nast
  - Swedish: näste
Old Dutch: nest
- Middle Dutch: nest
  - Dutch: nest
    - Afrikaans: nes
Old High German: nest
- Middle High German: nest
  - German: Nest
    - Esperanto: nesto
      - Ido: nesto
  - Luxembourgish: Nascht
  - Yiddish: נעסט‎ (nest)

Etymology 2

A to-stem derived from *nesaną.

Noun

*nestą n

provisions; food and supplies

Declension

Declension of *nestą (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nestą	*nestō
Vocative	*nestą	*nestō
Accusative	*nestą	*nestō
Genitive	*nestas, -is	*nestǫ̂
Dative	*nestai	*nestamaz
Instrumental	*nestō	*nestamiz

Descendants

Old English: nest
Old High German: *nest
- ⇒ Old High German: *fartnest
- ⇒ Old High German: weganest, weganist
Old Norse: nest

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