Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aistô

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 *h₂oyd-sth₂-o-, from the root *h₂eyd- (“to swell”) (see *aitaz, *aitrą) with a suffixed root *-sth₂-, a formation common also to Balto-Slavic: Lithuanian ìnkstas (“testicle, kidney”), Old Church Slavonic исто (isto, “testicle, (pl.) kidneys, guts”). Compare also Albanian eshke, veshkë (“kidney”).

Noun

*aistô n

1. testicle

   Synonyms: *neurô, *balluz

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *aistô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aistô	*aistōnō
vocative	*aistô	*aistōnō
accusative	*aistô	*aistōnō
genitive	*aistiniz	*aistanǫ̂
dative	*aistini	*aistammaz
instrumental	*aistinē	*aistammiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: eista
  • Icelandic: eista
  • Faroese: eista
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiste