Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þustaz

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 *tews- (“to clear; empty; drain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθus.tɑz/

Noun

*þustaz m

1. manure

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þustaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þustaz	*þustōz, *þustōs
vocative	*þust	*þustōz, *þustōs
accusative	*þustą	*þustanz
genitive	*þustas, *þustis	*þustǫ̂
dative	*þustai	*þustamaz
instrumental	*þustō	*þustamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þost
  • Old English: þost
    • Middle English: þost, thost
      • English: thost
  • Old Dutch: *thost
    • Middle Dutch: dost
  • Old High German: dost
    • Middle High German: dost