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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aisk

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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

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Etymology

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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

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*aisk m

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

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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