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

1. rod, pole, perch
2. bar, plank
3. (nautical) mast

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