Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/standā

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 *standan.

Noun

*standā f

1. tun, barrel, cask

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*standā
Genitive	*standōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*standā	*standōn
Accusative	*standōn	*standōn
Genitive	*standōn	*standōnō
Dative	*standōn	*standōm, *standum
Instrumental	*standōn	*standōm, *standum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: standa
  • Middle Low German: stande, stanne
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: stander
• Old Dutch: *standa
  • Middle Dutch: stande
    • Dutch: stande
• Old High German: stanta
  • Middle High German: stande
    • German: Stande (archaic or dialectal)
    • ⇒ Middle High German: standenære, standener, stantner, stentner
      • German: Standner, Ständner (archaic or dialectal)
• →⇒ Anglo-Norman: estandard (“small barrel”)
  • → Middle English: standard (“vessel, barrel, cask”)
    • English: standard