Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hursti

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *hurstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥s-ti-s, from *kʷres-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom (tree, wood).

Noun edit

*hursti f

  1. thicket, wood, grove
    Synonyms: *furhiþi, *holt, *walþu, *widu
  2. nest
    Synonym: *nest

Inflection edit

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *hursti
Genitive *hurstī
Singular Plural
Nominative *hursti *hurstī
Accusative *hursti *hurstī
Genitive *hurstī *hurstijō
Dative *hurstī *hurstim, *hurstijum
Instrumental *hurstī *hurstim, *hurstijum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hyrst
    • Middle English: hirste, hurst, hurste
      • English: hurst (mostly in placenames; obsolete hirst)
      • Scots: hirst, hist
  • Old Saxon: hurst
  • Old Dutch: *hurst
  • Old High German: hurst