Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aistô
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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 *h₂oyd-sth₂-o-, from the root *h₂eyd- (“to swell”) (see *aitaz, *aitrą) with a suffixed root *-sth₂-, a formation common also to Balto-Slavic: Lithuanian ìnkstas (“testicle, kidney”), Old Church Slavonic исто (isto, “testicle, (pl.) kidneys, guts”). Compare also Albanian eshke, veshkë (“kidney”).[1]
Noun edit
*aistô n[1]
Inflection edit
| neuter an-stemDeclension of *aistô (neuter an-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *aistô | *aistōnō | |
| vocative | *aistô | *aistōnō | |
| accusative | *aistô | *aistōnō | |
| genitive | *aistiniz | *aistanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *aistini | *aistammaz | |
| instrumental | *aistinē | *aistammiz | |