Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drast

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drastaz, from earlier *drahstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰragʰs-tó-s, from *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”).

Noun

*drast n

1. dregs, lees

Inflection

z-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*drast
Genitive	*drastiʀi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*drast	*drastiʀu
Accusative	*drast	*drastiʀu
Genitive	*drastiʀi	*drastiʀō
Dative	*drastiʀi	*drastiʀum
Instrumental	*drastiʀi	*drastiʀum

Derived terms

• *darstā
  • Old English: dærst, derste
    • Middle English: drast, darst, dreste
    • ⇒ Old English: dærstiġ

Descendants

• Old High German: trestir pl
  • Middle High German: trester
    • German: Trester
  • ⇒ Old High German: trestig