Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haifsti

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 Proto-Germanic *haifstiz.

Noun

*haifsti f

1. conflict, struggle

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*haifsti
Genitive	*haifstī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haifsti	*haifstī
Accusative	*haifsti	*haifstī
Genitive	*haifstī	*haifstijō
Dative	*haifstī	*haifstim, *haifstijum
Instrumental	*haifstī	*haifstim, *haifstijum

Descendants

• Old English: hǣst, hǣste, hēst
  • Middle English: heste (hapax)
• Old Frisian: hāst
  • Saterland Frisian: Hoast
  • West Frisian: haest; haeste
• Old Saxon: heist
  • Middle Low German: heist
• Old Dutch: *hēst
• Old High German: heist, heisti, *heifti
  • Middle High German: heifte
• → Old French: haste (see there for further descendants)