Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mastaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mostos, *mozdos (“plank, board, flooring; perch, pole, mast”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *mostъ (“bridge, bridgework”), Latin mālus (“pole, mast”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑs.tɑz/

Noun

*mastaz m

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mastaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mastaz	mastōz, mastōs
vocative	*mast	mastōz, mastōs
accusative	*mastą	*mastanz
genitive	mastas, mastis	*mastǫ̂
dative	*mastai	*mastamaz
instrumental	*mastō	*mastamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *mast
- Old English: mæst
  - Middle English: mast
    - English: mast
    - Scots: mast
- Old Frisian: *mast, *mest
  - Saterland Frisian: Mäst
  - West Frisian: mêst
- Old Saxon: *mast
  - Middle Low German: mast
    - German Low German: Mast
- Old Dutch: *mast
  - Middle Dutch: mast
    - Dutch: mast
- Old High German: mast
  - Middle High German: mast
    - German: Mast
      - → Esperanto: masto
        → Ido: masto
- → Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: mastr
- Icelandic: mastur
- Faroese: mastur
- Norwegian Bokmål: mast
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mast
- Old Swedish: mast
  - Swedish: mast
  - → Finnish: masto
- Danish: mast