Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ist
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-istHos, from *-yōs + *-tHós.
Suffix
*-ist
- -est. Forms superlative adjectives.
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-ist | ||
| Genitive | *-istas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ist | *-istu | *-ist |
| Accusative | *-istanā | *-istā | *-ist |
| Genitive | *-istas | *-isteʀā | *-istas |
| Dative | *-istumē | *-isteʀē | *-istumē |
| Instrumental | *-istu | *-isteʀu | *-istu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-istē | *-istō | *-istu |
| Accusative | *-istā | *-istā | *-istu |
| Genitive | *-isteʀō | *-isteʀō | *-isteʀō |
| Dative | *-istēm, *-istum | *-istēm, *-istum | *-istēm, *-istum |
| Instrumental | *-istēm, *-istum | *-istēm, *-istum | *-istēm, *-istum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ist