Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/golþamassing

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 *golþ (“gold”) +‎ *massing (“brass”).

Noun

*golþamassing m

1. orichalcum, yellow copper ore

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*golþamassing
Genitive	*golþamassingas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*golþamassing	*golþamassingō, *golþamassingōs
Accusative	*golþamassing	*golþamassingā
Genitive	*golþamassingas	*golþamassingō
Dative	*golþamassingē	*golþamassingum
Instrumental	*golþamassingu	*golþamassingum

Alternative reconstructions

• *golþamassjing

Descendants

• Old English: goldmæstling, goldmestling, goldmæslinc (altered by -ling, intrusive -t-)
  • Middle English: goldmessing
• Old Saxon: goldmessing
• Old High German: goldmessing, goldmessinc