Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/golþamassing
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *golþ (“gold”) + *massing (“brass”).
Noun
[edit]*golþamassing m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *golþamassing | |
| Genitive | *golþamassingas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *golþamassing | *golþamassingō, *golþamassingōs |
| Accusative | *golþamassing | *golþamassingā |
| Genitive | *golþamassingas | *golþamassingō |
| Dative | *golþamassingē | *golþamassingum |
| Instrumental | *golþamassingu | *golþamassingum |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *golþamassjing
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: goldmæstling, goldmestling, goldmæslinc (altered by -ling, intrusive -t-)
- Middle English: goldmessing
- Old Saxon: goldmessing
- Old High German: goldmessing, goldmessinc