Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stint

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

Unknown.

Noun

*stint m

1. smelt (fish)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*stint
Genitive	*stintas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stint	*stintō, *stintōs
Accusative	*stint	*stintā
Genitive	*stintas	*stintō
Dative	*stintē	*stintum
Instrumental	*stintu	*stintum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *stint
  • Middle Low German: stint
    • → German: Stint
• Old High German: *stinz
  • Middle High German: stinz
    • German: Stinz (archaic)