Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahstuz

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

Etymology

From *wahsijaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑxs.tuz/

Noun

*wahstuz m

size, growth

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *wahstuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wahstuz	*wahstiwiz
vocative	*wahstu	*wahstiwiz
accusative	*wahstų	*wahstunz
genitive	*wahstauz	*wahstiwǫ̂
dative	*wahstiwi	*wahstumaz
instrumental	*wahstū	*wahstumiz

Related terms

*wahstmaz

Descendants

Old English: *wǣxt, *wǣst
- Middle English: wast, waste
  - Scots: wast, waste, waist
  - English: waist
Old Frisian: wehst
Old High German: wahst
- Middle High German: wahst
Old Norse: vǫxtr m
- Icelandic: vöxtur m
- Faroese: vøkstur m
- Old Swedish: vaxter m, væxter m
  - Swedish: växt c
- Danish: vækst c
- Norwegian: vekst m
- Westrobothnian: väkst m or f
- Scanian: vǫğst m
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus)

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