Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōfastuz

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

Alternative forms

• *erþōfastaz

Etymology

From *erþō (“earth”) +‎ *fastuz (“fast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɔːˌɸɑs.tuz/

Adjective

*erþōfastuz

1. fixed to the ground

Inflection

Declension of *erþōfastuz (u-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*erþōfastuz	*erþōfastijai	*erþōfastī	*erþōfastijôz	*erþōfastų, *-jatō	*erþōfastijō
accusative	*erþōfastijanǭ	*erþōfastijanz	*erþōfastijǭ	*erþōfastijōz	*erþōfastų, *-jatō	*erþōfastijō
genitive	*erþōfastijas, *erþōfastīs	*erþōfastijaizǫ̂	*erþōfastijaizōz	*erþōfastijaizǫ̂	*erþōfastijas, *erþōfastīs	*erþōfastijaizǫ̂
dative	*erþōfastijammai	*erþōfastijaimaz	*erþōfastijaizōi	*erþōfastijaimaz	*erþōfastijammai	*erþōfastijaimaz
instrumental	*erþōfastijanō	*erþōfastijaimiz	*erþōfastijaizō	*erþōfastijaimiz	*erþōfastijanō	*erþōfastijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*erþōfastijô	*erþōfastijaniz	*erþōfastijǭ	*erþōfastijōniz	*erþōfastijô	*erþōfastijōnō
accusative	*erþōfastijanų	*erþōfastijanunz	*erþōfastijōnų	*erþōfastijōnunz	*erþōfastijô	*erþōfastijōnō
genitive	*erþōfastīniz	*erþōfastijanǫ̂	*erþōfastijōniz	*erþōfastijōnǫ̂	*erþōfastīniz	*erþōfastijanǫ̂
dative	*erþōfastīni	*erþōfastijammaz	*erþōfastijōni	*erþōfastijōmaz	*erþōfastīni	*erþōfastijammaz
instrumental	*erþōfastīnē	*erþōfastijammiz	*erþōfastijōnē	*erþōfastijōmiz	*erþōfastīnē	*erþōfastijammiz

Descendants

• Old English: eorþfæst, eorþfest
  • Middle English: *erthfast, *erdfast
    • Scots: erdfast, eirdfast
• Old Frisian: erthfest
• Old Saxon: *erthafast, *erthfast
  • Middle Low German: erdfast, ērdvast, ērtvast
• Dutch: aardvast
• German: erdfest
• Old Norse: jarðfastr
  • Icelandic: jarðfastur