Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þustaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *tews- (“to clear; empty; drain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθus.tɑz/

Noun

*þustaz m

manure

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þustaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þustaz	þustōz, þustōs
vocative	*þust	þustōz, þustōs
accusative	*þustą	*þustanz
genitive	þustas, þustis	*þustǫ̂
dative	*þustai	*þustamaz
instrumental	*þustō	*þustamiz

Descendants

Old English: þost
- Middle English: þost, thost
  - English: thost
Old Dutch: *thost
- Middle Dutch: dost
Old High German: dost
- Middle High German: dost

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