Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/naustą

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 *neh₂u- (“sea-boat, ship”) + *sth₂om, from *steh₂- (“to stand”). More at *nōaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑu̯s.tɑ̃/

Noun

*naustą n

1. (North Germanic) a ship-shed, boathouse

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *naustą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*naustą	*naustō
vocative	*naustą	*naustō
accusative	*naustą	*naustō
genitive	*naustas, *naustis	*naustǫ̂
dative	*naustai	*naustamaz
instrumental	*naustō	*naustamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *naust(r)
  • Old English: næster
  • Old Frisian: nōst
    • North Frisian: nost
  • Old Saxon: *nōst, *nōsto
    • Middle Low German: nôste
  • >? Old High German: nuosk
    • Middle High German: nuosch
• Old Norse: naust
  • Icelandic: naust
  • Faroese: neyst
  • Norwegian: naust; (dialectal) naustr, nøst
    • → Danish: naust, nøst
      • Norwegian Bokmål: naust, nøst
  • → Scots: noust, nowst, newst, noost, noast