Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kustārī

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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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Borrowed from Late Latin custor +‎ *-ārī and Medieval Latin costurārius.[1][2]

Noun

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*kustārī m

  1. (Christianity) churchwarden

Inflection

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Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *kostārī
Genitive *kostārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kostārī *kostārijō, *kostārijōs
Accusative *kostārī *kostārijā
Genitive *kostārijas *kostārijō
Dative *kostārijē *kostārijum
Instrumental *kostāriju *kostārijum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *kosturārī

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “koster”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
  2. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1954) “kostarāri”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, page 43