Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aisk

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 *aiskaz, nominalized from a secondary full-grade of unattested *iskaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sḱé-ti, from *h₂eys- (“to request”) +‎ *-sḱéti. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *jьskati (“to look for, seek”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišćáti (“to wish, desire”).

Noun

*aisk m

1. question, inquiry
2. request, demand
3. claim

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aisk
Genitive	*aiskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aisk	*aiskō, *aiskōs
Accusative	*aisk	*aiskā
Genitive	*aiskas	*aiskō
Dative	*aiskē	*aiskum
Instrumental	*aisku	*aiskum

Related terms

• *aiskijā
• *aisku

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *aisk
  • Middle Low German: êsch, eisch
• Old Dutch: *eisk
  • Middle Dutch: eische, eisc, eesch, heesch
    • Dutch: eis
• Old High German: *eisk
  • Middle High German: eisch
    • German: Eisch, Heisch