Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laist

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 Proto-Germanic *laistaz.

Noun

*laist m

1. track, trace
2. footprint

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laist
Genitive	*laistas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laist	*laistō, *laistōs
Accusative	*laist	*laistā
Genitive	*laistas	*laistō
Dative	*laistē	*laistum
Instrumental	*laistu	*laistum

Derived terms

• *laistijan

Related terms

• *laisti

Descendants

• Old English: lāst
  • Middle English: last
    • English: last
    • Scots: last
• Old Frisian: *lāst, *lēst
  • Saterland Frisian: Läist
  • West Frisian: least
• Old Saxon: *lēst
  • Middle Low German: lêst, leist
• Old Dutch: *lēst
  • Middle Dutch: lêest
    • Dutch: leest
      • Afrikaans: lees
• Old High German: leist
  • Middle High German: leist
    • German: Leisten