Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þustaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*þustaz m

  1. manure

Inflection edit

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 edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þost