Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwisti

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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 *kwistiz.

Noun

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*kwisti f

  1. destruction
  2. torment

Inflection

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i-stem
Singular
Nominative *kwisti
Genitive *kwistī
Singular Plural
Nominative *kwisti *kwistī
Accusative *kwisti *kwistī
Genitive *kwistī *kwistijō
Dative *kwistī *kwistim, *kwistijum
Instrumental *kwistī *kwistim, *kwistijum

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *quist
  • Old Dutch: *quist
  • Old High German: kwist, quist