Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mastaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *mastos, *mazdos (“plank, board, flooring; perch, pole, mast”). Cognate with Russian мост (most, “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

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
  - Low German: Mast
Frankish: *mast
- Old Dutch: *mast
  - Middle Dutch: mast
    - Dutch: mast
- → Medieval Latin: mastus (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: mast
- Middle High German: mast
  - German: Mast
    - Esperanto: masto
      - Ido: masto
Old Norse: mastr
- Icelandic: mastur
- Faroese: mastur
- Norwegian: mast
- Swedish: mast
- Danish: mast
- Finnish: mast
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (masts)
→ Slavic: *mostъ (“bridge”) (see there for further descendants)

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