Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōstīg

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

From *wōstī +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*wōstīg

  1. wasty, desert; deserted, desolate

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wōstīg
Genitive *wōstīgas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wōstīg *wōstīgu *wōstīg
Accusative *wōstīganā *wōstīgā *wōstīg
Genitive *wōstīgas *wōstīgeʀā *wōstīgas
Dative *wōstīgumē *wōstīgeʀē *wōstīgumē
Instrumental *wōstīgu *wōstīgeʀu *wōstīgu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wōstīgē *wōstīgō *wōstīgu
Accusative *wōstīgā *wōstīgā *wōstīgu
Genitive *wōstīgeʀō *wōstīgeʀō *wōstīgeʀō
Dative *wōstīgēm, *wōstīgum *wōstīgēm, *wōstīgum *wōstīgēm, *wōstīgum
Instrumental *wōstīgēm, *wōstīgum *wōstīgēm, *wōstīgum *wōstīgēm, *wōstīgum

Descendants

  • Old English: wēstiġ, wœ̄stiġ, woestiġ, woestihġ
    • Middle English: westiȝ, westi, westy, wasti
      • English: wasty
      • Scots: wastie, waistie, wasty, waisty
  • Old Saxon: *wōstig
    • Middle Low German: wôstich
      • German Low German: wööstig
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: wôstichhêt
  • Old Dutch: *wuostig, *wōstig
    • Middle Dutch: woestich
  • Old High German: *wuostīg
    • Middle High German: *wüestic, *wüestec
      • ⇒ Middle High German: wüesticheit, wüestecheit
        • German: Wüstigkeit
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