Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wastmaz

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

• *wahstmaz, *wahsmaz

Etymology

From earlier *wahsmaz, from *wahsijaną (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑst.mɑz/

Noun

*wastmaz m

1. growth
2. fruit

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wastmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wastmaz	*wastmōz, *wastmōs
vocative	*wastm	*wastmōz, *wastmōs
accusative	*wastmą	*wastmanz
genitive	*wastmas, *wastmis	*wastmǫ̂
dative	*wastmai	*wastmamaz
instrumental	*wastmō	*wastmamiz

Related terms

• *wahsmô
• *wahstuz

Descendants

• Old English: wæstm, westm
  • Middle English: wæstm, wastme, wastom
• Old Norse: ávǫxtr
  • Icelandic: ávöxtur
  • Faroese: ávøkstur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åvekst
• Old Saxon: wastum