Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kūskiþu

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

Etymology

From *kūskī (“chaste”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*kūskiþu f

1. chastity

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kūskiþu
Genitive	*kūskiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kūskiþu	*kūskiþō
Accusative	*kūskiþā	*kūskiþā
Genitive	*kūskiþā	*kūskiþō
Dative	*kūskiþē	*kūskiþōm, *kūskiþum
Instrumental	*kūskiþu	*kūskiþōm, *kūskiþum

Alternative reconstructions

• *kų̄skiþu

Descendants

• Old Saxon: kūskith
• Old High German: kūskida
  • ⇒ Old High German: unkūskida